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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
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This movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people.
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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.
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Napoleon was able to manipulate the king to support France and the war against Great Britain.
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Under the banner of the Vigrin of Guadalupe
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He declared independence by saying all born in Mexico were simply "Americanos"
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He was executed in Mexico
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He lost the battle of Waterloo
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This made Brazil juridically equal with Portugal and Joao, king of both
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He participated in Venezuelan independence struggle
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He crossed during the floods of the rainy season and the took the Spainish for behind.
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They claimed to represent the Brazilian people against Portuguese recolonization.
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Bolivar now controlled all of northern South America.
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Brazil was made independent while maintaning social hierarchy.
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Resounding victories made Bolivar liberator of two more countries. One was Bolivia and the second was Ayacucho. The patriot catured the last Spanish viceory.
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He died from tuberculosis.