LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Review and Vocabulary
LET’S REVIEW… Conquistadors Hernando Cortes in Mexico Francisco Pizarro in Peru By the mid 16th century Spain’s
American empire includes New Spain (Mexico and Guatemala), and land in Central and South America and the Caribbean
LET’S REVIEW…
VIDEO REVIEW! http://vimeo.com/groups/7988/videos/1
3710580 http://www.history.com/videos/gold-piza
rros-mayan-conquest#gold-pizarros-mayan-conquest
LET’S REVIEW… Spanish conquistadors topple the
Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans Colonists oppressed the native people Encomienda Many natives are abused and worked to
death
PENINSULARE In Spanish colonial
society, colonists who were born in Spain
Only peninsulares could hold high office in Spanish colonial government
CREOLE In Spanish colonial
society, a colonist who was born in Latin America to Spanish parents
Could be high-ranking officers in colonial army
PENINSULARES AND CREOLES Together they control the land, wealth,
and power in Spanish colonies
MULATTO Persons of mixed
European and African ancestry
MESTIZO Persons of mixed
European and Indian ancestry
SOCIAL STRUCTURE Peninsulares
Creoles Mestizos Mulattos
Enslaved Africans Indians
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
WORDLE
SIMON BOLIVAR Creole general Venezuela declared
independence in 1811 Numerous defeats,
exiled twice Decisive victory in 1819 Wins independence in
1821 Works with José de San
Martin to liberate others
JOSÉ DE SAN MARTIN Born in Argentina,
spent much time in Spain as a military officer
Returned to Latin America to be a part of its liberation
Liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru
Left his army for Bolivar to command
MIGUEL HIDALGO Firmly believed in
Enlightenment ideas Issued a call for
rebellion against Spain, known as the grito de Dolores (the cry of Dolores)
Led an Indian and Mestizo army to Mexico City
JOSÉ MARIA MORELOS Takes over for
Hidalgo after his defeat in 1811
Leads the revolution in Mexico for four years
Defeated by Agustin de Iturbide, a Creole officer, in 1815
Tried for treason and executed by firing squad
ACROSTIC B O L I V A R
ACROSTIC S A N
M A R T I N
ACROSTIC H I D A L G O
ACROSTIC M O R E L O S
Top Related