Chapter 8 Flashcards
Men who had been born in Spain
Peninsulares
Spaniards born in Latin America
Creoles
Persons of mixed European and African ancestors
Mulattos
Romantic and practical liberator
Simón Bolívar
Simple and modest liberator
José de San Martin
Took first step in towards independence
Miguel Hidalgo
Led rebellion for 4 years/ defeated by Augustan de Inturbide in 1815
José María Morelos
What caused the creoles in South America to rebel against Spain?
Couldn’t hold high-level political office, felt NO loyalty to a French king
What role did Augustin de Iturbide play in the independence of Mexico and of countries of Central America?
Refused to recognize declarations of independence from Mexico, made peace with last ruler
Who was Dom Pedro, and what role did he o,ay in Brazil’s move for independence?
King Johns son, officially declared Brazil’s independence
Wealthy property owners and nobility
Conservatives
Middle-class Business owners and merchants
Liberals
Favored drastic change drastic to extend democracy to the people as a whole
Radicals
Belief that ones loyalty shouldn’t be to a great king but rather to a nation of people who share common culture and history
Nationalism
When nation had its own independent nation
Nation-State