Timeline of Latin American Revolutions By facebooker_1901291886762964 Jan 1, 1803 Haiti winds Independence from France Sep 16, 1821 Spain accepts Mexican independence Dec 2, 1823 Monroe Doctrine Feb 18, 1848 War between Mexico and the United States Aug 24, 1898 Spanish-American War May 24, 1914 Panama Canal opened Jul 24, 1917 Mexican Revolution