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The study of the Doctrines as a means to establish the influence on collective mentalities allows us to understand the complexity and evolution within the political, economic, social and cultural construction of our societies. Such is the case of The Monroe Doctrine, which has been analyzed for decades. It was presented by the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, in his address to Congress in 1823. However, it was not considered at that time as an instrument to articulate expansionist policy. However, from the 20th century it will be taken as a key element for its foreign policy. For Marín (1982) “it was the first ideological step with which the United States faced the British” (p.120). Likewise, different authors agree on the importance of this Doctrine. For this reason it becomes a reference for the analysis of his political life. In the framework of the bicentennial of the Monroe Doctrine. The purpose of this article is based on reviewing the connections between the construction of political identity and the background of the Monroe Doctrine. The main contribution of this is the link between the construction of the American political identity and the events that gave rise to the Monroe Doctrine.