LAS 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Spanish Empire, Latin American Wars Of Independence, Haitian Revolution
18 Sep 2017
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Not much had changed after latin american independence in 1830. The success of these revolutions demonstrated that royal rule can be thrown off. These people wanted control of their daily lives. Elite creoles concerned about policies on slavery, taxes, and representation. Popular sovereignty= authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of the people. Lead the independence movement in the region. Excluded many races in his movement for independence in the regionwithout including all people he would not be able to successfully win the fight for independence. Got those who were previously fighting for spain(people who had originally been rejected by the independence movement) to fight for the independence over the region from the spanish crown. Becomes a dictator because he feels that some people in his region weren"t able to govern themselves. Born in argentina, but grew up in spain. Trained and served in the spanish military.
