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Haiti did (1804).
Haiti was not the first country to gain its independence. It was however, the first independent nation in the Caribbean and Latin America, the first post-colonial, independent, black-led country in the world, the only nation whose independence was gained as part of a successful slave rebellion, and the second independent nation in all the Americas after the United States.
One event that inspired the people of Latin America to fight for their independence was when L'ouverture took leadership of the country of Haiti. Another event that inspired the people to fight for independence was Napoleon's invasion of Spain.
Creoles were the ones that had most rights in Latin America and therefore, they were the ones that led independence movements.
Haiti, whom was declared independent on January 1, 1804