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History of Latin America - Independence, Revolutions, Nations: After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about the Latin American Revolution and Latin American independence movements, and see the Latin American Revolution timeline, leaders, and effects. Updated: 11/21/2023.
Latin American independence movements. A series of independence movements in the Americas in the late 1700s and early 1800s were sparked by the Enlightenment and conflict in Europe. This includes revolutions that led to the United States, Haiti, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina.
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May 5, 2017 · Historian of US foreign policy in Latin America draws connections among the American Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Spanish American independence movements. Places emphasis on the colonial dynamic, race relations, counterrevolution, leadership styles, and the militarization of society to explain the different trajectories and ...
Nov 23, 2022 · The various independence movements in Latin America drew on Enlightenment philosophies about proper forms of government and the Rights of Man and on the revolutionary examples of the American colonies and Saint Domingue.