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Haitain revolution.
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1810: The priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issues the "Grito de Dolores" in Mexico which begins the War of Independence against Spain.
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Paraguay and Venezuela declare independence.
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Mexican independence is officially declared when Morelos convokes the first Mexican congress.
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Morelos is executed. (Bolivar is forced to retreat to Jamaica.)
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Argentina declares independence.
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Chile declares independence.
The Chilean war of independence was between the spanish criollos who wanted economic and social independence from Spain and royalist criollos who didn't want anything to change. It started in 1810 and didn't officially end until 1826, when the last Spanish troops surrendured. Though they declare independence in 1818, it isn't formally recognized in spain until 1840. -
Colombia independence is recognized
Leaders of the rebellion- Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Paula Santander. Simon Bolivar became the first president of Colombia, but he stepped downa dn Santander became the second president. I know it's Bush but what he says is historically correct... (3:30 to 4:50) -
Gran Colombia is formed.
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Independence in Brazil is declared by King Pedro.
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A rebellion led by Antonio López de Santa Anna forces the abdication of Iturbide and the establishment of the Mexican Republic.
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Iturbide is declared emperor of Mexico.
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British force a settlement of the war between Argentina and Brazil over the "Banda Oriental." This long-contested land becomes newly independent Uruguay.
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Gran Colombia splits into individual nations.
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United Stated providences in central america break into five republics.
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King Pedro II rules brazil after King Pedro I is forced to abdicate
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Texas becomes a part of the US.
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Mexican American war.
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Mayan Indians rebel against plantation owners in Yucatán, Mexico in what is known as the Caste War.
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The War of the Reform between Liberals and Conservatives in Mexico
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The French Army invades Mexico and the War of the French Intervention begins.
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The French Army crown Austrian archduke Maximilian von Hapsburg emperor of Mexico.
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In Mexico the liberal armies defeat the Empire and Juárez reestablishes the Republic.
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Independence movements in Cuba and Puerto Rico lead to the Ten Years' War in Cuba.
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War of the Pacific
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Brazil abolishes slavery.
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: Spanish-Cuban-American War. Cuban gains independence from Spain; United States takes control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phillippines.
