Many colonies in Latin America began striving for independence from Spain and Portugal in the early 19th century. By the middle of the century most of the countries were free.
Simon Bolivar led Latin America to its independence. He's considered the liberator of Latin America. He urged independence to the rest of the Latin American countries, and was successful in doing so.
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Creoles were the ones that had most rights in Latin America and therefore, they were the ones that led independence movements.
Creoles were the ones that had most rights in Latin America and therefore, they were the ones that led independence movements.
The Creoles
The Creoles
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The first two countries in Latin America to gain independence were Haiti and Chile. Haiti achieved independence from France in 1804, becoming the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chile followed, declaring its independence from Spain in 1810, with its final victory in the War of Independence occurring in 1818.
Haiti.
The rest of Latin America, which were already independent or in the process of independence.
Haiti.
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