Origin of the hispanic american cadet and his evolution as a military class

Abstract

In the historical context, the Hispanic American writer on Military Education, especially in Spain, and, to a lesser extent, in Latin America, focuses her interest on the development of Cadet training institutes as an indispensable factor in the professionalization of the army. However, little is said about the person of the Hispanic American Cadet as a military class that suffers like every human being, possessing a deep and undoubted sense of institutional belonging rooted in his memory for all his life, the basis of the most pleasant memories that the official emeritus usually enjoys in all its breadth in his resting niche. This study aims to highlight the genesis and evolution of the Cadet from the young Cadettis and the Medieval Knight to the Enlightened officer of the convulsed 19th century; including their Sense of Institutional Belonging; and, the military and social consequences of the noble lineage in the leadership of the Armies of the Monarchy, both in Europe and in America.