Revolution in Latin America

Independence of Latin America O Abuses of the Colonial System O Spain and Portugal had a vast colonial empire in Latin America

Independence of Latin America O Abuses of the Colonial System O Colonial Population was made up of: O Creoles O Descendants of Europeans O Denied political power O Peninsulares O European-born O Held the power

Independence of Latin America O Abuses of the Colonial System O Spanish Economic Restrictions made: O It difficult to trade with other countries O Forced the Latin Americans to either buy their good directly from Spain or produce their own

Independence of Latin America O Revolutionary Ideas Spread O Influenced by the American & French Revolution O The people believed that they were entitled to a government that would protect their interest

Independence of Latin America O Revolutionary Ideas Spread O During Napoleon’s rule in Europe the Latin Americans were able to rule themselves O Following Napoleon’s defeat the Spanish reinstated the King and colonial laws that restricted trade

Independence of Latin America O Revolutionary Ideas Spread O Latin Americans leaders refused to return to Spanish Rule and demanded Independence O Free blacks and slaves revolted in Haiti to win their independence

Independence of Latin America O Important People O Simon Bolivar “The Liberator” O Creole Aristocrat O Issued the “Decree of War to the Death” O Liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

Independence of Latin America O Important People O Toussaint L’Ouverture O Led and uprising of African Slaves O Forced the French out of Haiti O 1 st Latin American Colony to gain independence

Independence of Latin America O Important People O Jose de San Martin O Liberated Argentina and Chile from Spanish rule

Independence of Latin America O Important People O Miguel Hidalgo O Priest, who began a rebellion against Spanish rule in Mexico in 1810 but he failed to win O Mexico gained independence in 1821