La Paz: The Movement For Independence In Bolivia

     Latin American Independence was the drive for independence from Spain and France by the Latin American people. There were many contributing factors that ultimately led to the uprising of Latin American colonies. Europe's strong hold on the economic and political life of Latin America, was creating friction between the Latin Colonies and the European nations. Eventually, this would become enough for the Latin American people and the drive for independence from France and Spain would begin.

Negotiating Conquest is a scholarly work written by Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, which analyzes women 's roles in history, and discusses how the political system has affected their roles. It covers the period between the 1770 's to the 1880 's, the periods before and after American Conquest. Likewise, this book is divided into two sections, chapters 1-3 discusses "Women in Spanish and Mexican California," and chapters 4-6 discusses "Women in American California." This work analyzes the major ideas present within each period and how it affected women 's roles and power. The time and effort put into this book, is something that the author enjoyed, calling it a "labor of love." Overall, she then claims that her purpose in writing this work is to, "honor and recognize woman of all ethnic backgrounds, social classes, and regions, who established households, nurtured and reared families, and rose above personal adversity in societies that often ignored, overlooked, and rendered them invisible."

Who is Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez and what is she responsible of? Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez was a Mexican patriot who was also a heroine for Mexico’s War of Independence. Doña Josefa made history when she had the courage and bravery to risk he life by alerting rebels and rebel leaders about the discovery the King’s men made about the conspiracy of an uprising against the King to claim independence. She was responsible for some of Mexico’s success in the war

Jenny Saville paints women as they are; in her work there is a stark lack of romanticism which is normally seen in paintings of women, as with the ones by artists such as Nicholas Poussin; she paints women as they see themselves. She tries to capture their identity, as a large female body has a power, a physical presence, all the while there is an anxiety to it, and it has to be hidden.

El Libertador “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.” Simon Bolivar was declared “The Liberator” by his own people and his legacy as an inspiring military general lives on today throughout Latin America. Through Bolivar’s revolution, he successfully freed and established Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama. Finally, at the peak of his power, Bolivar ruled from the Argentine border all the way to the Caribbean Sea. Bolivar himself was born as a second-class citizen due to the rigid Spanish social structure; throughout his life, he sought equality in his home country and grew into one of the most powerful military figures in history.

Bolivar returned to fight another day in 1813. He declared a ‘war to the death’ against Spain. He gained support from Colombia and drove the Spanish out of the Magdalena River area and amassed himself a large army. Civilian leaders in Cartagena then gave him permission to liberate western Venezuela. He did so and continued to take Caracas in August of 1813. This was known as Simon Bolivar’s “Admiral Campaign”. He went on to declare a second republic and assumed his role as a military dictator. “The Second Republic collapsed within a few months, however, because Bolivar had failed to win the support of the non-white, many of whom were instead recruited to fight with those loyal to the king.”

After the age of enlightenment, colonies and nations around the world began questioning their rulers and ruling nations. Liberal and nationalist ideas spread across Europe and the world, especially after the French Revolution. When these beliefs spread to the colonies of America, independence movements and revolts occurred. The Latin American revolution and Haitian revolution were both significant events during the 19th century that affected both their respective nations and the world. While both revolutions resulted similarly such that a social hierarchy based on race existed after independence, they differ in that while the Latin American revolutions placed an emphasis on ending the Spanish casta system, Haitian revolution was based on freeing slaves.

Nearing the eighteenth century, Spain and Portugal held colonies in the Americas and island and lands surrounding them. Napoleon’s invasion of Portugal and Spain sparked Latin America’s fight for independence. The revolutionary movement in Spanish South America placed overwhelming political authority in the hands of Simon Bolivar who later became the preeminent leader of the independence movement in Spanish South America. Mexico was Spain’s wealthiest colony and on September 16th, 1810, Father Hidalgo rang the church bells and delivered a speech that would lead to the Mexicans to fight against the Spanish for their freedom. In 1820, the military uprisings in Spain provoked a liberal revolt in Portugal

The American Revolution did much more than any of our founding fathers had ever imagined, it started a movement that would threaten the very roots of colonialism across the globe. Setting an example of how a David could overcome a Goliath, the United States inspired regions such as Latin America to fight for their rights and liberties as well. One such region that embraced the message was Upper Peru, which would later be known as Bolivia. With some key tipping points that caused the war, the leaders of the soon to be formed nation rallied its troops and won several major battles, but even they couldn’t prevent the tough times that lay in the early years of the nation. From the year 1809, Upper Peru was engaged in a

On January 1, 2004, over one thousand people in the mountain hamlet of Oventic, Chiapas, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) rebellion with song and dance. Thus, it seems a fitting time to take stock of the successes and failures of the Zapatista movement in the context of its original goals. While the EZLN has been able to establish thirty eight autonomous indigenous communities in Chiapas, it has failed to weaken the Mexican government's commitment to neo-liberal economic policies. In the following pages, we will explore those factors which enabled the Zapatistas to establish regions of autonomy and extrapolate from Theotonio Dos

The Peruvian war for independence lasted from 1811-1824. By the time Peru got liberated San Martin and Simon Bolivar had been spreading the movement of independence across many other South American colonies and the idea of enlightenment from the American Revolution was spreading across South America like wildfire. The Peruvian war for independence helped make the movement for independence and ideas of enlightenment keep spreading throughout South America.

After ten years of civil war and the death of two of its founders, by early 1820 the independence movement was stalemated and close to collapse. The rebels faced stiff Spanish military resistance and the apathy of many of the most influential criollos. The violent excesses and populist zeal of Hidalgo 's and Morelos 's irregular armies had reinforced many criollos ' fears of race and class warfare, ensuring their grudging acquiescence to conservative Spanish rule until a less bloody path to independence could be found. It was at this juncture that the machinations of a conservative military caudillo coinciding with a successful liberal rebellion in Spain, made possible a radical realignment of the proindependence forces. Vicente Guerror, planned to combine independence, monarchy, the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church, and the civil equality of the creoles and peninsulares.

The Independence of Latin America was a process caused by years of injustices, discriminations, and abuse, from the Spanish Crown upon the inhabitants of Latin America. Since the beginning the Spanish Crown used the Americas as a way to gain riches and become greater in power internationally. Three of the distinct causes leading Latin America to seek independence from Spain, were that Spain was restricting Latin America from financial growth, (this included restrictions from the Spain on international trade, tax burden, and laws which only allowed the Americas to buy from Spain), The different social groups within Latin America, felt the pressure of the reforms being implicated on them

South American Leader Simon Bolivar, memorialized as one of the greatest liberators during South America 's successful fight for independence from Spain, also known as Bolivar 's War. General Simon Bolivar led the wars to independence for Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. Bolivar succeeded as a liberator but his ultimate dream to unify his beloved continent fell short. His vision of combining all of South America into one independent nation always remained intact. Being great admirer of the American Revolution and the French Revolution, Bolívar described himself decide

Brazil was the only Latin American nation to achieve independence without conflict or violence. During the 19th century, the Portuguese Royal family fled to Brazil from the anticipated invasion of Napoleon in Portugal. A few years later after the defeat of Napoleon, Dom João VI returned to Portugal but Prince Pedro (his) son, stayed in Brazil. When the Royal family wanted Brazil as a colony again, Pedro and the Brazilian people, disgusted by this, declared independence; Dom João VI being his father didn’t declare war on his son. So there was no bloodshed involved and Prince Pedro married an Austrian princess, allowing European immigrants to settle in