Latin America Independence

By MolinaS9A

  • Napoleon chose a king

    Napeleon's brother José Bonaparte King of Spain called PepeBotellas"

  • Lack of a King beggining of boards

    Theses:
    1. The rejection of Napoleon's claims to America
    2. Loyalty to Ferdinand VII
    3. The illegitimacy of both Joseph Bonaparte and the colonial authorities.Quito 1st in the history of Spanish America to proclaim the independence
    The scream of independence ideals:
    "Long live the Virgin of Guadalupe!
    Down the bad government!
    Longlive Fernando VII! "
    1810: Caracas, Buenos Aires, Bogota, and Santiago de Chile, Mexico

  • From boards to the war

    Juntas were called interim depositaries of the sovereignty until the legitimate king returned.
    Military reactions of the colonial authorities was immediate.
    Spaniards' reactions led to the polarization and the creole elites multiplied.
    The Creole reaction was increasingly strong and organized.
    A true continental war for several years.

  • Military campaigns

    Simón Bolivar "Liberator"
    Admirable Campaign: Mérida and Caracas
    Pablo Morillo Fernando VII
    Cádiz, 1815
    The greatest Spain force

  • Chile

    First Junta
    September 18th Royalist victory in Rancagua O' Higgins ran away to Mendoza Argentina O' Higgins & San Martín Army of the Andes O' Higgins & San Martín crossed the Andes mountains Battle of Chacabuco Royalist victory Cancha Rayada Battle of Maipú

  • New Granada & Venezuela

    Bolívar, Piar, Páez and others reactivated the war. Bolivar faced and defeated Morillo in Calabozo. Acrossed the Andes, in Pantano de Vargas battle, the independence of new Granada was sealed .Final victory
    June 25th, 1821

  • Ecuador

    Quito
    First Call for Independence
    Quito's massacre
    Independence of Guayaquil Oct 9th
    Final victory May 24th, 1822

  • San Martín & Bolivar

    José de San Martín Protector of Peru San Martin gave Bolivar the initiative of the war Quit from the government of Peru & went back to Argentina
    Simón Bolivar
    Liberator, President of Gran Colombia Take command of an expedition to Peru Battle of Junin
    & Battle of Ayacucho

  • Peru

    San Martín leaves Chile San Martín arrives to Lima San Martín Declares the Independence battle of junin.

  • Independence war End

    1824: Bolívar & Sucre Victory in Peru
    1825: Sucre Upper Peru - Bolivia

  • Central America

    Guatemala's provinces
    United Provinces of the Center of America.Central American Federal Republic. José Francisco Morazán - separation. Civil War. England invaded Belize. Panama part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

  • Puerto Rico

    the Scream of Lares.
    The rebellion is crushed in a short time. Puerto Rico continues within the Spanish system until the war between EE. UU and Spain.
    Puerto Rico is still administered by EE. UU and is currently an associated free state of that country .
    Consequently, it is not an independent country.

  • BRAZIL Monarchical Independence

    Napoleon invaded Portugal, Juan VI took refuge in Brazil. Juan VI promoted a legal reform - Brazil: the territorial base of the "Empire of Brazil, Portugal and the Algarve". Juan VI returned to Portugal, leaving his son Pedro de Braganza as governor of Brazil. He proclaimed himself emperor of Brazil. He abdicated and was succeeded by his son, Pedro II. Portugal recognized its independence.

  • Cuba

    Scream of Yara.
    First War of Independence called Ten Years War or Big War. Jose Martí organizes the Cuban Revolutionary Party. The US declares war on Spain. Cuba proclaimed its independence.