Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Latin American Independence, image , image , image , image , image , …
Latin American Independence
The causes of the independence
factors of revolutionary independence movements
the influence of Enlightenment ideas
were brought to America by Creole students who travelled to Europe
Spanish directors of trading companies that had been established in America
American, French revolution and Spanish war of independence encouraged some colonists to fight for their own freedom
Great Britain gave financial assistance to the supporters of independence
the Creole bourgeoisie wanted political and economic control of the colonies
The Sequence of events
The independence movements began during the Spanish War of Independence
the colonies refused to accept Joseph I as King of Spain
1810
the councils declared their autonomy and in some viceroyalties
the idea of independence began to spread
ideas
In the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico)
Hidalgos
it was a priest
led a social uprising of Indians and mestizo
against the Spanish authorities in 1810
In the Viceroyalty of New Granada (Santa Fe de Bogotá
the Captaincy General of Venezuela, Simón Bolíva
led a liberal bourgeois revolution
ended with the proclamation of the First Venezuelan Republic
In the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (Buenos Aires),
General José de San Martín
led a series of revolts which spread from
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Peru
Fernando VII
returned to the throne
he sent troops to America to end the revolts
this was only successful in New Spain
in other regions the independence movements continued
Political instability in Spain
The military victories of José de San Martín and the Chilean General O'Higgins at Chacabuco (1817) and Maipú (1818) led to Chile's independence
Simón Bolívar defeated the Spanish at Carabobo (1821) and Pichincha (1822)
The military victory of General Sucre at Ayacucho (1824) led to the independence of Peru and Bolivia (which was named after Simón Bolívar)
Simòn Bolívar
was a Venezuelan military commander
made possible the independence of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
He was the founder and President of Gran Colombia
His dream
to create a great South American republic
he didn't succeed
Consequences of independence
consequences of Latin American independence were disastrous for Spain
Spain lost its hegemony over Latin America
Spain became a second-rate power
The Spanish economy suffered
the Catalan manufacturing industry
the crown stopped receiving the large amounts of riches that had always come from America
consequences for the new South American countries were different
The Creole bourgeoisie gained the political and economic power
New countries were formed
Most of the new republics now came under the influence of Great Britain
he establishment of free trade damaged the economies of many countries
