AGENDA 10/1• BW – Define in notes. Penisulares, Creoles,

Mestizos, Nationalism• CW 1-Notes• CW 1.1 – Answer EQ on separate sheet paper –

hand in at end of class• CW 2-Peer Review Essay• HW – Re-write essay

• Quote of the day: “All you need is love”– John Lennon

Shout outsTEST •Rufino Gonzales – PERFECT SCORE!•Keo Bun, Kitana Rodriguez, Arielle Carter •90% or higher!

Class Stats – •1 Student has a 100% average!•6 students have a 90% or higher!•4 students have 80% or higher!

EQ: What caused the Latin American Independence Movements? Notes #9

• Much of Latin America was made up of Spanish colonies.

• In colonial Latin America, peninsulares controlled most of the political, economic, and social power.

(White Europeans)

(White European descent) (mixed white/Indian/African ancestry)

• Napoleonic wars weakened Spain’s power, leading to creoles and mestizos being discontent in Latin American colonies.

JosephBonaparte,

King ofSpain

(1808 – 1813)

• Ideas from the Enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions inspired creoles and mestizos to revolt.

• This led to the success of Latin America independence movements during the 19th-century.

Independence Leaders:• Toussaint L’Ouverture led Haiti’s

independence from France.

• Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín led Latin American independence movements in South America.

Simón Bolívar José de San Martín

• Simón Bolívar was called Libertador and the George Washington of S. America

• Fought to free Venezuela • Bolivia is named after him• José de San Martín fought for 10 years

to liberate Argentina, Chile and Peru

• Miguel Hidalgo led Mexico’s independence from Spain.