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Indian leader Tupac Amaru the second
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When their hopes for freedom were disappointed thousands of slaves revolted
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Mexico also fought for independence from Spain
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L'Ouverture was sent to France, where he died in prison
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The fighting took a terrible toll. Dessalines declared Haiti independent making it the first independent nation in Latin America
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Napolean conquered Spain and ousted the Spanish king Ferdinand VII
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Father Miguel Hidalgo, the creole priest
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He returned to Venezuela and fought alongside Miranda
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Father Hidalgo rasied a battle cry for independence from Spain
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Bolivar led an the icecapped Andes, into Colombia