1. Independence Movements
Brandon Inglesby

2. What I will be talking about today
Jose Morelos
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
European influences on revolutionaries

3. Maps
Jose Morelos was born in Valladolid, a country in Spain.

4. Maps
Toussaint L’Ouverture was born in Saint-Domingue, a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804.

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Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Jose de San Martin was born in Yapeyú, Corrientes (Argentina).

7. Jose Morelos Mexican priest and revolutionary
He was in overall military command of Mexico’s Independence movement in
He is considered one of the greatest heroes of Mexico

8. Toussaint L’Ouverture
Known as the “Black Napoleon”
was a leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution.
trained his followers in the tactics of guerrilla warfare, and by 1795.
He was widely renowned for ending slavery on the island.

9. Simon Bolivar
Was a Venezuelan military leader , who was born into wealth.
After France invaded Spain in 1808, he became involved in the resistance movement and played a key role in the Spanish American fight for independence.

10. Jose de San Martin Argentine soldier, statesman, and national hero.
Helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina, Chile and Peru.

11. European influences on revolutionaries
The Age of Enlightenment is an era in which cultural and intellectual forces in Western Europe emphasized reason, analysis, and individualism rather than traditional lines of authority.
Enlightenment was proved to be influential during the course of the French Revolution, which began in 1789.

12. Conclusion
José Morelos leader of the Mexican independence movement, controlled most of Mexico southwest of Mexico City between 1812 and 1815.
Toussaint L’Ouverture was widely renowned for ending slavery on the island.
Simon Bolivar succeeded in uniting much of South America in a federation free from Spanish control.
Because of Jose de San Martin’s War tactics he was the decisive factor in the defeat of Spanish power in South America.