Latin American Revolutions By sophiagoepfert Jan 1, 1781 Tupac Amaru leads a revolt against Spanish rule in Peru. Jan 1, 1791 African slaves revolt in Haiti Jan 1, 1804 Jean Jacques Dessalines declares Haiti independent Jan 1, 1806 Francisco Miranda unsucessfuly organizes an urprising against Spanish rule Jan 1, 1810 Miranda returns for Venezuela and sets up the first Venezuelan Republic Sep 16, 1810 Hidalgo makes the "grito de Dolores", Mexico's Independence day Jan 1, 1818 Chile declares independence Aug 1, 1819 Simon Bolivar leads an armyon a march from Venezuela into Colombia to fight the Spanish Jan 1, 1821 Creoles in Central America declare their independence from Spain