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"Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas"…
"Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas"
The Latin American Revolution
Causes
Local-born elite and middle classes were frustrated by colonial officials' power and angered by high taxes and monopolies
Napoeleon invaded Portgual and Spain, calling into question colonial authority
The Junta Central, meant to be a temporary body, tried to exert Kinglike power over the colonies, which went unappreciated
Leaders
Simon Bolivar
Became leader of independence movement in Spanish South America
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810; despite early victories, was captured and executed
Jose de San Martin
Leader of independence movement in Rio de la Plata; led to independence of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata by 1816; later led independence movement in Chile and Peru as well
Jose Maria Morelos
assumed leadership of the Mexican independence movement after Miguel Hidalgo's 1810 rebellion and subsequent execution
Agustin de Iturbide
Conservative Creole officer in Mexican army who signed agreement with insurgent forces of independence; later proclaimed emperor of Mexico until its collapse in 1824
Father Morelos
1815; Mestizo independence leader of Mexico who wanted to abolish slavery and institue land reform; was captured and executed
What is a regional war?
Examples of regional war
Iraqi/Turkey conflict
The Civil War (North/South sectionalism)
Mexican/American war
A war fought in a certain part of a country, with both sides generally in the same region
Reforms
Comparative Perspective