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After Napoleon’s defeat, many Latin American colonies refused to return to Spanish rule and demanded independence.
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there were restrictions with trading with foreigners
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Mexico was the first to revolt and attempt to gain their independence
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Miguel Hidalgo rose up in revolution against spain
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1807 Napoleon invades Portugal. Portuguese royal family and court move to Brazil.
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independence movements began that disavowed the the nominations proceeding from the Spanish colonial government
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spain's power weakened
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Society divided into social classes based upon birth
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Venezuela declared its independence from the Spanish colonies
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The Latin American independence movements confirmed their own belief in self-government.
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a lot of deaths occurred during the wars
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1793-1815: Napoleonic Wars disrupt political rule in Europe.
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If events during the French wars have little effect elsewhere in Latin America, it is partly because Spain and Portugal play at first relatively minor roles in the conflict
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The success of the American Revolution showed that foreign rule could be thrown off
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Cuba's revolutionary figure, Fidel Castro, desired to rid his country of American influence with the aid of the Soviet Union.
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Toward the close of the 18th century, the revolutionary bug that had spread throughout Europe and North America, made its way to Latin America.
