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-Criollos form groups to advocate independence
-Called groups Juntas
-On the backs of other successful revolutions
-Led by leaders: Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin -
-Independence advocators initially winning fight.
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-First declaration of independence under Bolivar Simon Bolivar's History
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-Led by Cornelio Saavedra
-Spanish rule vs. Not Spanish rule -
-"The cry of the revolution"
-Miguel Hidalgo rang church bells to bring people to arms.
-Led army to Mexico City
-Never made it
-Captured and shot later. -
-Rebels fought against blocaked Spainards
-Killed everyone and looted safehold.
-Led by Allende and Hidalgo -
-"Mount of the Crosses"
-Rebels vs. more Spanish forces
-Rebels around 80,000 men; overran Army
-Agustin de Iturbide = general of this army -
-Spanish Army catches up with Rebels
-Outnumbered still; lucky cannonball catches rebel munitions
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-Rebel forces break. -
-Betrayed by their forces
-Shot in the back
+Sign of Dishonor -
-Stripped of priesthood
-Heads of him and his leaders hung on Guanajuato granary. -
-Royalist troops begin destroying juntas' movements.
-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
-Francisco de Mirando -
-Piar's forces rag-tag and outnumbered
-Tactical skills causes victory for his side
-No prisoners -
-Shot against a wall
-Met his end bravely
-Bolivar didn't attend -
-Bolivar's attempt at a united South America
-Failed; he resigns 1828 -
-Independence fighters win in the region
-Starts off as a constitutional monarchy -
-Portugal wanted Brazil to become its own colony
-Emperor Pedro I as first ruler -
-Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela
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-1st railroad in Latin America
-Built in Cuba -
-All split up by this time
-El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras -
-Disputes on the recreation of Greater Colombia
-Moreno wants nothing to do with this
-Mosquera leads forces and crosses border
-Beaten badly for this
-Eventually agreed on a truce -
-Personal problems and difficulties declined his popularity
-Dom Pedro's successor kicked out, Brazil becomes a republic -
-With help of US
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