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Rule of Carlos IV
Shirked his responsibilities and left governing to a hated minister. Misrule had combined with a series of costly wars to bankrupt the Spanish state during the 1700's -
French Revolution
This movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people. -
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between France under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte and a number of European nations between 1799 and 1815 and engaged nearly all European nations in a bloody struggle, a struggle that also spilled over into Egypt, America and South America. -
The Spainish king was imprisoned by Napoleon
Napoleon was able to manipulate the king to support France and the war against Great Britain. -
Hidalgo rose against the Spainish
Under the banner of the Vigrin of Guadalupe -
Morelos declared Mexican independence
He declared independence by saying all born in Mexico were simply "Americanos" -
Execution of Morelo
He was executed in Mexico -
Napoleon's defeat
He lost the battle of Waterloo -
Joao declared raising Brazil from the status of a colony to the status of a kingdom
This made Brazil juridically equal with Portugal and Joao, king of both -
Simon Bolivar began his string of triumphs
He participated in Venezuelan independence struggle -
Bolivar crossed the Orinoco
He crossed during the floods of the rainy season and the took the Spainish for behind. -
Rio's native born formed a Brazilian party
They claimed to represent the Brazilian people against Portuguese recolonization. -
Bolivar's forces captured Caracas and Quito
Bolivar now controlled all of northern South America. -
The Brazilian party achieved it's goal
Brazil was made independent while maintaning social hierarchy. -
Victory for Bolivar
Resounding victories made Bolivar liberator of two more countries. One was Bolivia and the second was Ayacucho. The patriot catured the last Spanish viceory. -
Bolivar died
He died from tuberculosis.