Revolution in Latin America

1. Revolution in Latin America

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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