1 / 11

Latin America's Liberation: The Legacy of Bolivar and Caudillos

Explore the complex history of Latin America's struggle for independence, focusing on key figures like Simon Bolivar and the impact of caudillos on governance. Learn about the region's fight against colonial powers, the challenges of post-independence governance, and the influence of external forces like Britain and the United States.

korene
Download Presentation

Latin America's Liberation: The Legacy of Bolivar and Caudillos

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Latin America ITS LIBERATION AND ITS LIBERATOR

  2. colonization • Two major players • Spain • Portugal • Spain • West • Portugal • East

  3. Want for independence • Why? • Spanish government applying restrictions • Inspiration • Haitian Revolution • Criollo • Locally born • Pure or mostly Spanish ancestry

  4. Want for independence • Junta • a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted. • a council. • a deliberative or administrative council, especially in Spain and Latin America

  5. Simon bolivar • The Great Liberator • Military command in New Granada • 1821 • Campaigns into Venezuela • 1822 • Campaigns into Ecuador • 1821 • Gran Columbia formed • Became president • Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panamma

  6. Simon bolivar • 1824 • Peru • Became the dictator • Congress of Upper Peru • August 6, 1825 • Republic of Bolivia created

  7. Map of Latin America in 1830s

  8. caudillos • Political military officers • After independence • Created a liberal government • Policy of liberalism could not be sustained • Civil governments fall • Military intervention • Civil rule to authoritarian military rule • Mestizos • European and Native American heritage • Criollo didn’t want their political participation

  9. CAUDILLOS • Lack of middle class • No middle class • No one to uphold liberalism • Those in government an elite • 1825 • Caudillos took over the government

  10. Latin America & informal empire • The British • Controlled the sea routed between Europe and South America • Resisted the threat of the restoration of colonial rule • Obtained raw materials and agricultural produce from Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil • Republics imported British manufactured goods • From 1850s British technology used to build railroads and other engineering projects

  11. Latin America and informal empire • The Americans • Monroe Doctrine • President James Monroe • Committed Washington to resisting any European intervention • Using protective traffics to allow for the establishment of its own industries • 1890s and onwards • America intervened both politically and militarily to preserve their own economic interests • America intervened both politically and militarily to preserve their own economic interests

More Related