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From the French Revolution to the Latin American Revolutions

From the French Revolution to the Latin American Revolutions. 1791-1822. 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon Forces Defeated ended French Revolution Napoleon Exiled to Island of St. Helena Monarchy restored in France/ King Louis XVIII. Congress of Vienna.

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From the French Revolution to the Latin American Revolutions

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  1. From the French Revolution to the Latin American Revolutions 1791-1822

  2. 1815 Battle of Waterloo • Napoleon Forces Defeated ended French Revolution • Napoleon Exiled to Island of St. Helena • Monarchy restored in France/ King Louis XVIII

  3. Congress of Vienna • European Powers meet to restore peace to Europe after war • Conservatives triumph/ Monarchies restored • Concert of Europe – Coalition of European powers to keep peace and solve conflicts • Unable to stop spread of Liberalism and Nationalism

  4. Enlightenment Ideas spread to Latin America • 300 years of rigid social structure in Latin America caused discontent and resentment

  5. Colonialism in the Americas 1800s

  6. A: The Marketplace of Tlatelolco by Diego Rivera1945

  7. Meaning • Mural shows life in Aztec times • Idealized Market at Tlatelolco under Aztec rule

  8. B:The Conquest by José Orozco, 1939

  9. Meaning • Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés arrived in Tenochtitlan, Mexico in 1519

  10. C: The Absorption of the Indian by Jose Orozco, 1927

  11. Meaning • Symbolizing the mythical first coupling of Spanish man and Indian woman • HernánCortéz and Malinche/Dona Marina • Creating the Mestizo

  12. Colonial Domination D : by Diego Rivera1933

  13. Meaning • 300 years of mistreatment by the Colonizing Spanish

  14. Enlightenment Inspires Latin Americans • Nationalism leads to resentment of French Ruler in Spain • Simón Bolivar inspired by French Revolutionaries

  15. Slave Win Freedom in Haiti • Island slaves revoled in 1791 • Toussaint L’Ouverture Educated slave/ lead revolt • French unable to stop revolt • 1820 Haiti became an independent republic

  16. Mexico and Central America Revolt • Slave revolts inspired creoles to revolt • Sept. 15, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo encouraged Mexicans to fight for Freedom from Spanish rule. • “The Grito” / The Cry

  17. E: The Fight for Liberty by José Orozco, 1939 • Father Hidalgo Leading a revolt 1810

  18. Father José Morelos • Mestizo Priest • Continued the call for Revolution • Wanted Politcal and social reform • 1820 Liberals forced king in Spain to adopt a constitution • Creoles, Mestizos, Indians banned together • Mexico gained independence 1820. • Central America split into separate states

  19. Revolution Ignites South America • Creoles admired French and American Revolutions • 1810 Simón Bolivar lead uprising in Venezuela • Known as “The Liberator” • Joined forces with Jose de San Martin • By 1822, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, And Chile gained independence from Spain

  20. Freedom leads to Power Struggle • Bolivar wanted to unite lands he liberated into a single nation called Grand Columbia • Bitter rivals developed • Split into 4 independent states • Power struggles and Civil War • Common people exchanged one set of masters for another

  21. F: David Alfaro SiqueirosMurals

  22. Meaning • Years of mistreatment by Caudillos • Military dictators

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