Latin American Revolution

10 cards·by Austin Skipper

Toussaint-Louverture

leaded Africans so they could rebel against the French rule

Miguel Hidalgo

led mestizos and Native Americans in a revolution against Spain

Jose Maria Morelos

also led mestizos and Native Americans in a revolution against Spain

Jose de San Martin

freed Argentina from spanish rule in 1810

Simon Bolivar

lead revolts in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador

peninsularies

colonial leaders born in Spain or Portugal

creoles

descendents of Portugese or Spanish settlers born in colonies

mestizos

people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestery

caudillos

dictators who ruled by military force

mulattos

people of mixed African and European descent, and enslaved Africans