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Latin American Independence
THE CAUSES OF INDEPENDENCE
various factors
that led to the emergence of revolutionary independence
the influence of Enlightenment ideas
were brought to America
by
Creole students who travelled to Europe
the Spanish directors of trading companies
the American Revolution, the French Revolution and the Spanish War of Independence
encouraged some of the colonists
to fight for their own freedom
Great Britain gave financial assistance
to the supporters of independence
because they wanted to end Spain's dominance of trade with America
the Creole bourgeoisie
wanted
political and economic control of the colonies
an end to their dependence on Spain when it came to trade
THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The independence movements
began during the Spanish War of Independence
when the colonies refused to accept
Joseph I as King of Spain
Joseph I as King of Spain
Joseph I as King of Spain
which removed the colonial authorities
governed in the name of Fernando VII
In 1810
the idea of independence began to spread
In the Viceroyalty of New Spain
a priest called Hidalgo
led a social uprising of Indians and mestizos against the Spanish authorities
In the Viceroyalty of New Granada
led a liberal bourgeois revolution
which ended with the proclamation of the First Venezuelan Republic
In the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
General José de San Martín
led a series of revolts which spread from Argentina
across
Chile
Uruguay
to the Viceroyalty of Peru
Paraguay declared its independence in 1811
When 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
From 1816 onwards
the process of independence advanced thanks
to British
military
economic
support
political instability in Spain
The military victories of
José de San Martín
the Chilean General O'Higgins
at
Chacabuco
Maipú
led to Chile's independence
Simón Bolívar defeated the Spanish at
Carabobo
Pichincha
He established Gran Colombia
which was made up of present-day
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
The military victory of General Sucre at Ayacucho
led to the independence of Peru and Bolivia
THE CONSEQUENCES OF INDEPENDENCE
The consequences of Latin American independence
The consequences of Latin American independence
The Spanish economy suffered
especially the Catalan manufacturing industry
Spain lost its trade monopoly over the American colonies
the crown
stopped receiving the large amounts of riches that had always come from America
The consequences of Latin American independence
dramatically reduced Spain's international prestige and power
Spain became a second-rate power
The consequences for the new South American countries
The Creole bourgeoisie gained political and economic power
New countries were formed
Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico
Most of the new republics now came under the influence of Great Britain
until the 1823 Monroe Doctrine
the United States President
warned the European powers not to interfere in America
Most of the new republics now came under the influence of Great Britain
damaged the economies of many countries
as they were unable to compete with European and North American products
During the Spanish War of Independence
the process that led to the independence
of Spain's American colonies
began