What were the goals of the first Panamerican Conference of 1889, and what did it actually accomplish?

by dalenacio

Before asking this question, I did my homework and tried to look into this question myself, but the best I've found were homework help websites with little to no sources, and a Wikipedia page almost completely devoid of citations. I'm trying to learn about Latin American history (as it is a part of the world I don't really know anything about), but I'm having trouble investigating this particular event.

Throwit41232

The conference was called the International America Conference, later referred to as Pan-American. That could be some of the issue.

The primary goal of the conference was improved economic relations with Latin America. Was it successful? Not particularly, for a number of reasons. Attendance was low, as a result of the War in the Pacific and power struggles in Latin America. This made success difficult and it was impossible to work around the strife between leaders.

Here are some sources that you might find useful:

"The Origin of the 1889 Pan-American Conference" by Jeffrey Nolte

The United States and Inter-American Relations, 1889-1960