When was the Latin American revolution?

Nicknamed the Liberator, Creole who led revolutions against the Spanish in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. read more

The Latin American wars of independence were the revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America. read more

The independence of Latin America After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region since the conquest. read more