Vocabulary Flashcards
Toussaint L’Ouverture
also known as Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.
Saint dominque
was a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.
Miguel Hidalgo
Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence
castilla
a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon
Simon Bolivar
Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule
Gran Columbia
is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831.
Pedrol & Pedro
a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
Monroe Doctrine
a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
Portfolio Diaz
was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of three and a half decades from 1876 to 1911.
Benito Juarez
was a Mexican statesman and resistance leader against the French.
war of the pacific
It was fought over a vast area that included the Pacific Ocean and islands, the South West Pacific, South-East Asia, and in China
Emiliano Zapata
was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.
Poncho Villa
was a Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution.
vaqueros
a cowboy; a cattle driver.
unification
the process of being united or made into a whole.
