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He rebelled against the French.
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They overthrew their master and the entire slave system..
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Napoleon's army invaded spian and Portugal. Prince John and the Royal family left befor e being captured. They came back six years after Napoleon's defeat.
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Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell for rebellion against the Spanish. THe 17th of September 80,00 men when out througfh Mexico City. Hidalgo was then defeated. The next leader was Jose Maria Morelos who led the revolution for four years. He was then defeated in 1815 by Agustin de Iturbide.
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Simon Bloivar won the independencec for Venezuela from Spain. Bolivar's army experienced various defeats. Bolivar had to go into exile twice.
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San Martin won Argentina's independence. Spanish forces still posed a threat near Chile and Peru. San Martin led an army across the Andes to Chile. He was joined by Bernardo O'Higgins, and freed Chile.
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After sending over 2000 soldiers through the Andes into what is now Colombia, Simon Bolivar won independence . He then headed south into Ecuador and met up with Jose de San Martin to decide the future of Latin America.
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Mexico's creoles united in support of winning Mexico's independencce from Spain because they feared that they would loose power. Agustin de Iturbide proclaimed independence.
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Creolees demanded Brazil's independence. Eight thousand Brazilians signeed a petition asking Dom Pedro to rule. He agreed and Brazil wins independence in a bloodless revolution
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San Martin needed a bigger army and discussed this issue with Bolivar. San Martin left his army for Bolivar to command. Bolivar's army later defeated the Spainsh and won independence for the Spanish colonies called Gran Colombia.
