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- Jose de San Martin
- an Aregentine that fought in the revoliution of Chile and Peru
- Agustin de Lturbide
- high ranking officer in the Spanish army that joined the rebels in the Mexican revolution and gained more support
- Gran Colombia
- future countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama
- The Night of Fire
- the beginning of the first great fight for Freedom in Latin America
- economy
- a system for producing, distributing, consuming, and owning goods, services, and wealth
- Facts about San Martin
- troops loved him, led troops over the Andes into Chile, attacked Spanish from the sea in the Peru battle, tactics took Spanish by suprise was was successful, gave up his command to another leader
- Facts about Bolivar
- tried to win a game similar to badminton with Prince Ferinand, was challenged to a duel with the prince, became President of Gran Colombia, knocked the Prince's hat off, set the standard for Latin American leaders, cared about the people
- Facts about Hildago
- plotted a revolution, executed by firing squad for treason
- revolution
- a political movement in which the people overthrow the existing government and set up another
- events that influenced the Latin American independence movement
- war for freedom by the British colonies in North America and the French Revolution
- a poocampesino
- a poor Latin American farmer
- "Cry of Dolores"
- Hidalgo's call for revolution
- invest
- to spend money to earn money
- urban
- having to do with cities
- reasons for failure to make South America one country
- Latin America was large and divided by the Andes and dense rain forests, nations were poor, leaders wanted little to do with Bolivar
- criollo
- a person born of Spanish parents outside of Spain; often among the best-educated and wealthiest people in the Spanish colonies
- dangerous hothead
- how some people viewed Hidalgo
- Simon Bolivar
- greatest Latin American revolutionary leader that led the fight for Venezuelan independence and continued until he drove all the Spanish forces out of South America
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- a former slave that led the people of Saint-Domingue in their fight for freedom over 10 years and founded the country of Haiti
- "The Liberator"
- name for Simon Bolivar
- caudillo
- a military officer who rules strictly
- Dom Pedro
- son of the Portugal King that ruled Brazil and declared it independent in 1822
- rural
- having to do with the countryside
- Miguel Hidalgo
- a criollo priest in the town of Dolores that led the Mexican revoution
- Brazil
- became independent from Portugal without fighting a war; the largest country in South America