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What two European countries controlled most of south America from 1500- 1800?
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∙ 11y ago
in the beginning of the 1800's, Latin America was ruled by Spain (except Brazil, ruled by Portugal), By the end of the century, most states had gained independence, thanks largely to movements spearheaded by Simon Bolivar
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoSpain, from the early 1500s until the wars of independence in the 1800s.
Portugal had the largest single colony, which is Brazil, and the British, French, and Dutch each had one of the Guianas.
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∙ 14y agoBrazil was a Portugese colony while most of the rest of South America was Spanish, excepting the Guianas: British, French & Dutch.
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∙ 9y agoSpain and Portugal held the largest colonial empires in Latin America.
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∙ 11y agoSpain and Portugal
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