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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
Latin Revolution Timeline
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Jan 1, 1492
Spain Colonizes the Latin Americas
King Phillip II of Spain have approved of Christopher Colombus to voyage to Asia, but instead lands on the Hispaniolas, which is now well known today as the Americas, The Spanish rule over this area wil become abusive over the years and make a revolution out of it. -
Nov 16, 1499
Slavery was in place.
Christopher Colombus established slavery in the Latin Americas, and in the Haitian Revolution. The people and slaves will find the situation unfair, causing the uprising to the spanish rule 300 years later. -
Statistics of people
Spanish America = 12.6 million, 5.84 are in Mexico and 1.1 in Peru.
Chile is mostly made of Mestizos (300,000 out of 500,000 people)
550,000 black slaves in Spanish America, 212,000 in Cuba, 88,000 each in Peru and Venezuela, 70,000 iin Colombia. Because of these statistics, it led up to the revolution for the slavery to stop and be more free. -
Napoleon's Conquest on Spain and Portugal
The people in the Latin Americas was easily informed though ships that traveled constantly from Europe to the Americas because of the resources from the colonies. This news that spread out lighted up an idea of revolution against the Spanish Colonizers. -
Anti-Spanish Juntas Created
Criollos established anti-Spanish juntas (military driven government) in Venezuela. Venezuela = Simon Bolivar. Argentina = Mariano Moreno. Nueva Granada/Colombia = Simon Bolivar. Ecuador + Chile = Bernardo O'Higgins. -
Grito de Dolores
"Cry of independence" Event that markss the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. The "grito" was the pronunciemento of the Mecixan War of Independence by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Roman Catholic Priest. Ordered all of the Church Bells to ring so that the people come. When he made the speech on encouraging the people to revolt among the Spanish, also to promote independence from Spain. He was executed the next year.
He was one of the people to start a revolution. -
Simon Bolivar Junta
A junta including the Creole Simon Bolivar in Venezuela begins an independence war against Napoleonic Spain. -
Independence of Venezuela.
A congress led by Bolivar and Miranda declares independence of Venezuela as part of the revolution. War was not completely over because Spain still wants to win them back. -
Independence of Argentina
This was one of the pieces of land that was liberated from the Spanish Colony. It was led by Jose de San Martin, who also helped Simon Bolivar to liberate from Spain. -
Nueva Granada/Colombia abolishes slavery
This event marks the forthcoming independence of Colombia and the neighboring nations. -
Independence of Chile
Led by Bernardo O'Higgins, he wa placed in power by San Martin, he was there to liberate Chile to remain a dictator in Chile to maintain the nations reformation from Spain. -
Independence of Chile
Chile declares its independence from Spain, with O'Higgins as President. This marks the point where Chile becomes fully independent, out of Spain's control. -
Battle of Boyaca
Bolvar defeats spanish at the battle of Boyaca near Bogota (Colombia). He unites Gran Columbia (Colombia, Panama, Venezuela), and born with 3 million people. 2 years later he was declared president of Gran Colombia. -
Guayaquil Conference
Meeting of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin to meet and discuss troubles regarding the liberation of Peru. San Martin abdicated his power in Peru, Bolivar began it's liberation. -
USA intervenes
USA intervenes in defence of the Latin America states (Monroe Doctrine) against the Holy Alliance (Austria, Prussia, France, Russia, Spain) that wasnts to restore the monarchies. -
Independent Countries
All the countries are liberated and independent. Being Mexico, Central America, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Haiti, Colombia, Paraguay, La Plata, Brazil, and the population was about 20 Million. -
Abolishment of Slavery in Colombia
Slavery was abolished in Colombia, adding to the revolution and supporting the liberation of Colombia for Simon Bolivar