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the portuguese
in 1807, napoleons armies involved both spain and portugal. 1815 after napoleons defeat king john and the portuguese goverment returned to -
miguel hidalgo when he rang the bells
on september 16 1810, he rang the bells of his village church. when the peasants gathered in the church, he issued a call for rebellion agaisnt the spanish. Miguel Hidalgo was a mestizoand a priest. -
jose de san martin
san martin argentina had declared its indeoendence in 1816. However spanish forces in nearby chile and peru still posed a threat. 1817 peru still posed a threat. -
simon bolivar with his march
in 1819 he let 2,000 soldiers on a daring march through the andes he won by getting the spaniards by surprise. -
miguel hidalgo
mexico took yet another turn in 1820 when a revolution in spain but liberal group in power there. In 1821, several central american states declared their independence from spain and from mexico as well. -
the creoles
the creoles led the independent movement in Latin America. they were fighting for more power. -
simon bolivar
bolivar had won venezuela's independence by 1821 and he met san martin to find another independence. -
the creoles demanded brazils independence from portugal
in 1822 creoles demanded brazils independence from portugal. sep. 7. 1822 . he officialy declared brazil Independence. Brazil won its independence in a bloodless revolution -
jose san martin
with unified revolutionary forces, bolivar army went on to defeat the spanish at the battle of ayacucho (peru) on december 9 1824. They won their independence the future countries of venezuela, colombia, panama, and ecuador were united into a country called gran colombia.
