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Period: to
Latin American Revolutions
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Juntas Advocate Independence
-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 -
Period: to
Junta Successes
-Independence advocators initially winning fight. -
Venezuela Declares Independence
-First declaration of independence under Bolivar Simon Bolivar's History -
May Revolution
-Led by Cornelio Saavedra
-Spanish rule vs. Not Spanish rule -
"El Grito De Dolores"
-"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. -
Siege of Guanjuato
-Rebels fought against blocaked Spainards
-Killed everyone and looted safehold.
-Led by Allende and Hidalgo -
Monte de las Cruces
-"Mount of the Crosses"
-Rebels vs. more Spanish forces
-Rebels around 80,000 men; overran Army
-Agustin de Iturbide = general of this army -
Battle of Calderon Bridge
-Spanish Army catches up with Rebels
-Outnumbered still; lucky cannonball catches rebel munitions
cart.
-Rebel forces break. -
Execution of Allende, Jiminez, and Aldama
-Betrayed by their forces
-Shot in the back
+Sign of Dishonor -
Hidalgo's Execution
-Stripped of priesthood
-Heads of him and his leaders hung on Guanajuato granary. -
Freedom Fighters Begin Fading Away
-Royalist troops begin destroying juntas' movements.
-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
-Francisco de Mirando -
Battle of San Felix
-Piar's forces rag-tag and outnumbered
-Tactical skills causes victory for his side
-No prisoners -
Piar Executed
-Shot against a wall
-Met his end bravely
-Bolivar didn't attend -
Gran Columbia
-Bolivar's attempt at a united South America
-Failed; he resigns 1828 -
Brazil Gets a Constitutional Monarchy
-Independence fighters win in the region
-Starts off as a constitutional monarchy -
Dom Pedro Rules Brazil
-Portugal wanted Brazil to become its own colony
-Emperor Pedro I as first ruler -
Gran Columbia Splits
-Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela -
Slavery Abolished in Guyana
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First Railroad
-1st railroad in Latin America
-Built in Cuba -
Central American Countries
-All split up by this time
-El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras -
Ecuadorian-Columbian War
-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 -
Brazilian Republic
-Personal problems and difficulties declined his popularity
-Dom Pedro's successor kicked out, Brazil becomes a republic -
Panama splits from Columbia
-With help of US -
Sources
wikipedia.org
latinamericanhistory.about.com
Pictures from: google.com
