Independence of Latin America

By tomasR123
  • Hidalgo's Speech

    Hidalgo's Speech

    He rang his church bell to gain the locals attention , his intention was giving a speech announcing the attempt of the independence of Mexico from Spain.
  • Execution of Miguel Hidalgo

    Execution of Miguel Hidalgo

    Miguel Hidalgo was a soldier who went against the authority, due to this he was executed in a firing squad
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    Independence of South America

    In this period lots of countries started making their progress of independence by the end of 1830 countries like Peru , Uruguay , Brazil , Guatemala , etc all of this countries were already independent .
  • Battle of Rancagua

    Battle of Rancagua

    This war , was one of the several wars disputed in the Chilean Independence , the Chilean as were defeated by the Spanish forces , this made the commander Bernardo O'Higgins asking for help to Jose de San Martin
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    Abolition of Slavery in New Granada

    This was a period in which the Congress of Cucuta enacted a law for the gradual emancipation of the country's slaves.
  • Plan Of Iguala

    Plan Of Iguala

    An officer in the Spanish army changes his stance after crushing independence movements and begins his own. He outlines his policies and procedures in the Plan of Iguala.
  • Treaty of Cordoba

    Treaty of Cordoba

    Treaty signed in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico by the Spainish crown that recognized Mexican independence.
  • Guayaquil Conference

    Guayaquil Conference

    Bolivar and Jose de San Martin organized a meeting in Guayaquil for talking about Peru's liberation, for their surprise the objective they had was really similar , San Martin abdicated his power in Peru, and Bolivar took the initiative to begin its liberation.
  • Inception of Bolivia

    Inception of Bolivia

    An upper region of Peru was conquered by Sucre which was a favorite of Bolivar , this zone conquered was named Bolivia in honor to Bolivar , later , Sucre was named president for two years
  • Carlos Antonio Lopez , dictator of Paraguay

    Carlos Antonio Lopez , dictator of Paraguay

    He was a politician and journalist that became the first president of Paraguay , but more than president he was considered a dictator
  • Civil war in Mexico

    Civil war in Mexico

    Civil War begins in Mexico when the Church is expropriated of its land. This was done in an attempt to precipitate wealth for the middle class.
  • Abolition of Slavery in Brazil

    Abolition of Slavery in Brazil

    This was the las country of South America to abolish the slavery, on Princess May 13 of 1888, Brazilian Princess Isabel of Bragança signed a law , for the Princess 18 words were enough to call this law the ''Golden Law'' that abolished slavery in any way.
  • U.S.A. defeat Spain in the Spanish-American War

    U.S.A. defeat Spain in the Spanish-American War

    This victory led the Americas to own Philippines , Cuba and Puerto Rico , with this they concluded the Spanish rule over the U S A