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Napoleon conquest of spain in 1808 triggered revolts in the spanish colonies
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padre rang bells of his village church. when the peasant gathered in the church, he issued a call for rebellion against the spanish.
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In rebellion broke out in several parts of latin american. the drive towards independencehas begun.
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pardre miguel hidalgo a priest in the small village of dolores, took the first step toward independence.
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SImon bolivar's native venezuela declared its independence from spain in 1811. But the struggle for independence had only begun.
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san martin declared independence 1816, however spanish forces in nearby chile and peru is still a threat.
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in 1817, san martin led an army on a grueling march across the andes to chile.
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A turning point came in august. Bolivar led over 2000 soldiers on a daring march through the andes into what is now colombia.
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By 1821 bolivar had won independence
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san martin planned to drive the remaining spanish force.
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agustin de iturbide- the man who had defeated the rebel padre merelos proclaimed independence in 1821
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san martin and bolivar discussed this problem when they met Guayaquil,eduador
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Bolivars army went on to defeat the spanish at the battle of ayacucho. In the last major battle of the war for independence, the spanish colonies in latin america won their freedom.