HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture 5: Latin America
27 Jul 2018
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Atlantic revolutions weakened by legacy of euro colonialism and by the turmoil of. Real catalyst for majority of latin americans to declare independence + introduce republican constitutions was napoleon"s occupation of the iberian peninsula. His reign was short lived and the restored bourbon king refused constitutional reforms full republican independence. Central + south america had been dominated by the spanish and portuguese since the. 16th century; latin due to the dominance of the 2 languages. They divided the colonies and exploited the land for mineral wealth. Imported a lot of enslaved people from africa for plantations. Term for southern of south america; brazil, paraguay, uruguay and argentina. June 1810: pretended to be loyal to the deposed fernando vii of spain, creoles in. Buenos aires established a junta rejecting viceregal spanish authorities. Outright independence from spain was declared in 1816. San martin liberated chile (1818) and viceroyalty of peru (1821) Viceroyalty of la plata: argentina, paraguay, uruguay, and bolivia.
