Latin American wars of Independence

Sentiment had been growing in the colonies since the American Revolution, and so, the Latin American wars were vicious and were sparked by ideas of independence. Thanks to Napoleon’s invasion of Spain, the rebels in Latin America had the perfect excuse to declare their independence. However, even though the independence movements happened at a relatively close time from one another, they were not necessarily link together, since they have their own heroes and history. We can separate the Latin American wars into three fronts: Mexican independence, independence in South America, and independence in the Caribbean. In South America there were four different wars: Argentine-Chilean war, Venezuelan War, New Granada War, and the Peruvian war. In Mexico, independence was sparked by a priest called Father Miguel Hidalgo, working and leaving in the small town of Dolores. He started the rebellion by ringing the church bells on the morning of September 16, 1810 and this became known as the “Cry of Dolores.” However he was captured and executed in July of 1811. Jose Maria Morelos took charge of the independence movement. He won a series of battles against the Spanish, but was captured and executed in December, 1815. The rebellion kept going and Guadalupe Victoria and Vicente Guerrero came into leadership. They both commanded big armies in south central and south parts of Mexico. Consequently, a young officer called Agustin de Iturbide was sent by the Spanish to destroy the rebellion in 1820. However, he switched sides over political developments in Spain, while taking his huge Spanish army with him. Consequently, Spanish rule in Mexico was basically over and so Spain recognized Mexico’s independence formally on August 24, 1821.
In Argentina and Chile the wars for independence are considered linked, because San Martin the great figure in South America’s independence is associated with both wars. Argentina declared its independence in 1810 from Spain, right after the