3C—History of Latin America
The Independence Wars
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I. Precursors to Independence

Bourbon reforms
Creoles and Peninsulares
Free trade
Revolts and rebellions; Tupac Amaru in Peru (1780s)

II. External influences in LA Independence

-1789-99, French and Haitian Revolutions
-1807, Portuguese royal court to Rio de Janeiro
-1808, Joseph Bonaparte put on Spanish throne, unseats Bourbons
-1810, Central Junta rules from Cádiz, approves Liberal constitution
-1814, Fernando restored, abolishes constitution
-1814-1819, Spanish troops in LA
-1815, Brazil's colonial status erased
-1820, Riego Revolt, Liberals regain power in Spain; King João returns to Portugal , leaves Dom Pedro
-1822 - Dom Pedro declares Brazil independent

III. Mexico and New Granada

Miguel Hidalgo
Grito de Dolores, Sept. 16, 1810
Virgen de Guadalupe
Guanajuato
José María Morelos
Agustín Iturbide, 1821

Simón Bolívar
José Tomás Boves and the llaneros, 1813-1814
Gran Colombia ( Venezuela , Colombia , Ecuador)
Congress of Angostura, 1819
Liberates Peru , 1824
1825, Bolivia established