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Brazils Revolution Begins
1707 - War over the gold. Indians and paulistas (from capitany of Sao Paulo) fought against Portuguese and baianos (from capitany of Bahia; the baianos were dubbed Emboabas). The war as called War of Emboabas and was won by the latter, who gained possession of the gold mines. -
Haitian Revolution Begins
The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Haitian republic. -
Haitian Revolution Ends
The Haitian Revolution was the only slave revolt which led to the founding of a state. The revolution was one of the two successful attempts, along with the American Revolution, to achieve permanent independence from a European colonial power for an American state before the 19th century. Furthermore, it is generally considered the most success -
Aargentinas Revolution Begins
Argentina's revolution began on May 18, 1810. The May Revolution began the Argentine War of Independence, although no formal declaration of independence was issued at the time and the Primera Junta continued to govern in the name of the deposed king, Ferdinand VII. As similar events occurred in many other cities of the continent the May Revolution is also considered one of the early events of the Spanish American wars of independence. Historians today debate whether the revolutionaries were true -
Argentina Revolution Ends
May 25 is the date celebrated in Argentina as the Día de la Revolución de Mayo, or "May Revolution Day." Buenos Aires' famous Plaza de Mayo, today known for protests by family members of those who "disappeared" during Argentina's military regime (1976-1983), is named for this turbulent week in 1810. -
Brazils Revolution Ends
The Revolution resulted in the return in 1821 of the Portuguese Court to Portugal from Brazil, where it had fled during the Peninsular War, and initiated a constitutional period in which the 1822 Constitution was ratified and implemented. The movement's liberal ideas had an important influence on Portuguese society and political organization in the nineteenth century. -
Mexico Revolution Begins
The Mexican Revolution was brought on by, among other factors, tremendous disagreement among the Mexican people over the dictatorship of President Porfirio Díaz, who, all told, stayed in office for ten years. -
Mexican Revolution Ends
Carranza was the new Mexican president in 1917 and got himself shot in 1920. Things finally calmed down a bit when Álvaro Obregón became president in 1920. -
Venezuela's Revolution Begins
The “Bolivarian Revolution” refers to a leftist social movement and political process in Venezuela led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement. The "Bolivarian Revolution" is named after Simón Bolívar, an early 19th century Venezuelan and Latin American revolutionary leader. -
Venezuela Revolution Ends
The revolution’s gains, however were rolled back when Spain briefly reconquered Venezuela after Napoleon’s fall in 1814. Slavery was restored, and when Bolívar, having successfully elicited aid from independent Haiti, permanently liberated Venezuela in 1819, it remained intact
