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What were the causes for these revolutions?
Creoles want power + get away from mother country - Tired of being under the rules of the mother country + Penninsulares didn’t do anything that benefits the creoles; Spanish monarchy didn’t include them in the government decisions
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What were the causes for these revolutions?
Creoles want power + get away from mother country - Tired of being under the rules of the mother country + Penninsulares didn’t do anything that benef...
Who were the main leader that wants to break away from the Spain?
Simon Bolivar
What did Simon Bolivar do that was conflicting?
Wanted to create a republic - all of the Spanish colonies to remain together and become a single massive Republic
What were the goals of this revolution?
Creoles wanted to replace peninsulares, not equality; Wanted to keep privilege
Letter to Jamaica
Expressed idea to have republic throughout America
Why were there no social change other than the creoles?
Creoles doesn’t care about equality - only cared for themselves to have power
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What were the causes for these revolutions? | Creoles want power + get away from mother country - Tired of being under the rules of the mother country + Penninsulares didn’t do anything that benefits the creoles; Spanish monarchy didn’t include them in the government decisions |
Who were the main leader that wants to break away from the Spain? | Simon Bolivar |
What did Simon Bolivar do that was conflicting? | Wanted to create a republic - all of the Spanish colonies to remain together and become a single massive Republic |
What were the goals of this revolution? | Creoles wanted to replace peninsulares, not equality; Wanted to keep privilege |
Letter to Jamaica | Expressed idea to have republic throughout America |
Why were there no social change other than the creoles? | Creoles doesn’t care about equality - only cared for themselves to have power |
Which Enlightenment thinkers contributed to this revolution? | John Locke; JJR |
Peninsulares | Colonial officials from Spain / Portugal |
Creoles | People of European descents born in Americas |
Gran Columbia | Bolivar’s hope for a federation that unify all Latin American countries |