LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS
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LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS
•Toussain l’Ouvertureled an uprising of African slaves in
1791, forcing the French out of Haiti-making Haiti the first Latin America
colony to achieve independence.
Important People for Latin America
Father Miguel Hidalgo- led movement for Mexican Independence from Spain
Simon Bolivar- led independence movements in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna- powerful caudillo who ruled Mexico from 1833-1855
Benito Juarez- Mexican National Hero of the working class, brought liberal reforms to Mexico
Porfirio Diaz- Conservative, centralist dictator who ruled from 1877-1911, working class opposed to him
Emiliano Zapata- demanded agrarian reform and power for the landless peasants
Important People for Latin America
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Benito Juarez
Emiliano Zapata
The Monroe DoctrineApproved by President
James Monroe in 1823Guaranteed
independence for new Latin American Nations
Warned against ANY European intervention in the Americas