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Brazil's Royal Liberation
In 1807, Napoleon's armies invaded both Spain & Portugal. -
Padre Miguel Hidalgo first spet to independence
In 1810 Padre Miguel Hidalgo, a priest in the small village of Dolores, took first step to independence. -
Venezuela declared its independence from Spain
Simon Bolivar's native Venezuela declared its independence from Spain in 1811. -
San Martin leads southern liberation forces
San Martin's Argentina had declared independence from Spain in 1816. -
Independence from Spain
In 1821 Mexico declared independence from Spain. -
Venezuela won its independence
Bolivar had won the Venezuela independence in 1821 -
Brazil's independence from Portugal
In 1822, he offically declared Brazil's independence from Portugal. -
Bolivar helps San Martin by sending his army to defeat the Spanish
With unified revolutionary forces, Bolivar's army went on to defeat the Spanish at the battle of Ayacuho(Peru) on December 9 1824