Legacy
Carrera didn't significantly enhance the life of rural Indians, but he delayed the destruction of their culture that characterized the liberals' capitalist developments. Carrera's regime established the foundations of all following government including "economic control by unified elites, the military as the Latinos' means of social mobility, and even the alienation of Indian land and labor." His success was the result of his military brilliance, charisma, and his ability to quickly identify core issues problems. His rule may have been arbitrary and severe, but not more so that of other Latin American leaders. The Pope awarded Carrera the Order of St. Gregory in 1854, and one year after his death, his face was put on coins with the title “Founder of the Republic of Guatemala.”
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