latin american independence movements readings: spodek, pp. 547- 548 (reread), 550-557
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Latin American Independence Movements
Readings: Spodek, pp. 547-548 (reread), 550-557
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Latin American Unique qualities
Unlike North America, Latin America did not have any unification.
Partly because of geography
Andes Mountains and Amazon Jungle.
Five separate movements which were all related to the French Revolution
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Saint Domingue/Haiti
Creoles wanted independence from France during French Revolution
Mulatto planters wanted equality with Creoles
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May 6, 1794 Slaves Revolt
Toussaint L’Ouverture understood the place of Saint Domingue in global trading networksThey would have to maintain plantation system
1/3 planters1/3 workers1/3 state Educate
everyone Military Spending Send People
back to Africa
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Toussaint and Haiti
Toussaint is arrested by Napoleon’s soldiers and later he dies in FranceBut, slaves win and Haiti is independent in 1804.Jacques Desallines divides property, destroys plantations and makes himself dictator
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Other Latin American Movements
Creoles are important and see themselves different from the Peninsulares.
After independence, United States wanted to trade with Latin America
Spanish were opposed to US trading with Latin America
Terror Scares People and the Haitian Revolution really scared people
Everything changes in 1807 when France invades Iberian Peninsula
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Movements from North(Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama)
Simon BolivarIn 1811 Venezuela IndependentEarthquake of March 26, 1812In 1813 Bolivar becomes dictator of Venezuela:
Abolishes Indian tribute and other special privilegesBut, refuses to free slaves, made Catholicism state religion, limited full citizenship to those with property
1814-1816: Spanish regain Spain- allowed them to reconquer VenezuelaIn 1816 with Haitian and English support:
Bolivar regains Venezuela after agreeing to free slaves
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South--Argentina
In 1807—Britain tried to get control and the Spanish caved but Argentinians fought them
In 1810 launches independence movement.
Paraguay’s independence movement is successful
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South (continued)
1813 The National Assembly ended Encomienda, Titles of Nobility, and the Inquisition
1816 Jose San Martin launches another independence movement to acquire Chile.
1817 the Army of the Andes
June 1821, he conquered Peru
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South continued
July 26-27, 1822 San Martin joins Bolivar
San Martin retires
Bolivar becomes military dictator December 9, 1822
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Mexico
Priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla—September 16, 1810.
Hidalgo is captured and killed in 1811
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Jose Maria Morelos
Proclaimed independence in 1813
Institutes social and fiscal reforms
Wanted land reform and the breakup of haciendas
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Agusti’n de Iturbide
Agustin de Iturbide defeated Morelos.
Morelos was executed December 22, 1815
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Who gained and who lost?
Creole elites
Slaves
Military
Millions of miners and agricultural workers
Latin American Economy
Latin American Democracy
Stability