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Everything changed when napoleon invaded Portugal, in November, 1807
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padre Miguel Hidolgo, a priest in the small village of Dobres, took the first step toward independence.
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Simon Bolivar's native Venezuela declares it's independence from spain.
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Padre Miguel Hidalgo was charged and found guilty with treason.
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Napoleon was defeatede by Portugal in 1815
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San Martin Argentina had declared its independence in 1816. however, spanish forces in nearby chile and peru still posed a threat.
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Bolivar had won venezeula's independence. And then he marched south into Ecuator.
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Simon Bolivar's army went on to defeat the spanish at the Battle of Agacucho.
