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16th c. Napolenic War
Engulfed all of Europe -
1806 Spanish were allies with the French
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1807 Portuguese declared war on England
Napolean Invaded Portugal -
1808 Independence Began, Spanish king was imprisoned by Napoleon
Spanish king imprisoned by Napoleon. -
1810 Creole conspiracy, sparked rebellion of Indigenious and mestizo Peasants
Father Hildalgo reason of conspiracy by preaching to defend Mexico against the Peninsular authority. -
1811 Earthquake of Venezuela
Earthquake in Venezuela was a sign of divine disaproval , llaneros caused plantation owning revolutions in caracas -
1813 Father Jose Maria Morelos declared outright independence
Independence for an end to slavery and caste system -
1815, Father Jose Morelos was executed
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1819 Bolivar army controls capital of Bogata
Bolivar army surprise the Spanish forces from behind -
1820 Spain had its own rebel revolution
Spanish Liberals forced Fernando VII to restore the constitution. -
1821 Triumphant Iturbide became monarch of Mexico City
Victory over Guerrero which everyone was expecting Guerrero to win. -
1822 Viceregal Bogata fell to Bolivar
Bolivar forces also caputured Caracas and Quito , now controlling all of South America -
1823 Brazil Independence
Brazilian Party achieved its goal while maintaining a social hieerarchy that kept slave owning elite in charge -
1824 Bolivar Liberates Bolivia and Ayacucho,Peru
