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In August 1791, 100,000 enslaved Africans rose in revolt. Toussaint L'Ouverture soon emerged as a leader. The social instability of Saint Domingue was the leading factor in the Haitian Revolution, as it caused political disruption within the colony.
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The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial rebellion by self-liberated slaves against the french.
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The start of the revolution happened in 1808. Spain set up colonies and the Creoles and the Mestizos grew fed up with the spanish rule.
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In 1810, Padre Miguel Hidalgo rang the bells of his village church. When the Peasants gathered at his church, he issued a call for a rebellion against the Spanish.
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King João returned to Portugal leaving his son to rule Brazil. On September 7, 1822, Prince Dom Pedro declared Brazil's independence from Portugal.
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Central American then declared its absolute independence from Mexico.
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The revolution ended in March 1824, with a treaty signed by both Portugal and Brazil.
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Effects of the Revolution included freedom and independence for the people of liberated countries. In the last major battle of the war for independence, the spanish colonies in Latin America won their freedom.
