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LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE - Coggle Diagram
LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
CAUSES OF INDEPENDENCE
encouraged some of the colonists
to fight for their own freedom
American revolution
French revolution
Spanish war of independence
Great Britain gave financial assistance
to the supporters of independence
influence of Enlightenment ideas
creole burgeoisie
wanted end to their dependence
on Spain when it came to trade
wanted political and economic
control of the colonies
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
the idea of independence
became to spread
New Granada and Venezuela
led a liberal
bourgeois revolution
Rio de la Plata(Buenos Aires)
led a series of revolts
New Spain(Mexico)
priest called Hidalgo led a social uprising of
Indians and mestizos against the Spanish authorities
political instability in Spain at that time
Chile's independence
Simon Bolivar stablished Gran
Colombia after defeating Spanish
military victory of General Sucre at Ayacucho
led to the independence of Peru and Bolivia
CONSEQUENCES OF INDEPENDENCE
consequences of Latin American
independence were disastrous for Spain
Spain lost its hegemony over Latin America
loss of the American colonies dramatically reduced Spain's international prestige and power
. Spain became a second-rate power.
Spanish economy suffered
consequences for the new South
American countries were different
establishment of free trade damaged
the economies of many countries
new countries formed, become
independent republics
United States President warned
the European powers not to interfere in America
Creole bourgeoisie gained the political and
economic power it had been fighting for
