Latin American Independence Movements
1800-1840Latin American Independence MovementsOrigins of the
Independence MovementsCreoles
Government Jobs
Peninsulares
Mercantilism
European Goods VS Colonial Goods
Taxes from Spain
Climate of Resentment
Origins of the Independence1767
Jesuits
The Catholic Church
An act of tyranny
OriginsDecember 1804
The Consolidacion Decree
Charitable Church Funds
Mexico
Financial Institutions
The Mexican Economy
The Lower Clergy
4Origins North American Shipping
Revolutionary Writings
The French Revolution
The Haitian Revolt
The Reign of Terror
The Creole upper class
OriginsLatin American Armies
Colonial Militias
Security
Origins1800
The Enlightenment
Creoles vs Peninsulares
Creoles vs lower class
Liberty to the masses
7The Wars for Independence The Napoleonic Wars
Naval Blockades
Diminishing Spanish Authority
The Malvinas
Buenos Aires
Effects on the Creoles
The Wars for Independence 1808
Joseph Bonaparte
The reaction of the Creoles
Problems with Unity
MexicoCreole Elite
Miguel Hidalgo
September 16, 1810
The role of the Natives and mestizos
1811
MexicoJose Maria Morelos
November 6, 1813
Reasons for fighting
The capture of Morelos
Ferdinand VII
MexicoUnity
January 1, 1820
The Cadiz Mutiny
Changes in Spain
The Creole Response
MexicoFerdinand VII
Vincente Guerrero
General Agustin de Iturbide
The Plan of Iguala (February 1821)
New Rules
September 1821
Agustin I
MexicoProblems for Iturbide
Wealthy Creoles
Ideas of a republic
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
General Guadalupe Victoria
Civil War in Mexico
Venezuela Simon Bolivar
1811
The Venezuelan Republican Constitution
Pardos
Reasons for divided support.
VenezuelaBolivar flees to Colombia
Gaining support of the lower classes
war to death
Caracas
Venezuela The Liberator
Bolivars policies
Slave Revolts
Llaneros
Bolivar flees
May 1815
VenezuelaContinuing the fight
Bolivars thoughts on government
September 1816
Forming alliances
Abolishing slavery
Land grants
English Mercenaries
Venezuela The Battle of Boyac
Bogota
August 7, 1819
The Republic of Colombia
Carabobo
June 1821
Southern South AmericaBuenos Aires
United Provinces of Rio de la Plata
Jose San Martin
Promises of freedom
Argentina
Southern South AmericaSan Martin crosses into Chile
Chacabuco
Maipu
Bernardo OHiggins
February 1818
Southern South AmericaFocusing on Peru
OHiggins faces problems
San Martin attacks Peru
July 1821
Southern South AmericaJuly 1822
Bolivar and San Martin meet
San Martin leaves South America
December 1824
Bolivar leaves South AmericaResults of Independence New
Nations
Destruction of life and property
Decapitalization
Reduction of power in the Catholic Church
Increase in military strength
The decline of slavery
Power remained in the hands of the CreolesResults of
IndependenceLack of freedom and prosperity
Exports
Britain
Caudillos
Government problems
Latin American governmentsThe chief executive
Lesser caudillos
The role of the Judiciary
The legislative branch
Elections
Voting rights and rules
Differences between conservatives and liberalsBrazilPortugal
Brazil gets neglected
Population
Sugar and cotton
Ties with the home country
BrazilPeace independence
1808
King Joao VI
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil becomes a co-equal with Portugal
BrazilThe Cortes
April 1821
Prince Pedro
Brazilian Independence
The role of Britain
The US responseTrade with the US
James Madison
James Monroe
Recognition
The US responseGreat Britain
John Quincy Adams
The Monroe Doctrine
Two spheres
Non intervention
