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Latin Am Indep
Chap. 24 sect. 1
Question | Answer |
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Miguel Hidalgo | priest who issued the Grito de Dolores, a call for a peasant rebellion |
Saint-Domingue | the name of the French third of the island of Hispaniola |
Toussaint L'Ouverture | led a slave revolt that ended slavery on the island of Hispaniola |
mestizos | term used in Latin America to describe people of mixed European and Indian ancestry |
peninsulares | term used in Latin America to describe Latin Americans born in Spain |
Simon Bolivar | he was known as Libertador |
Jose de San Martin | after winning independence for Argentina and Chile, he gave up command of his army |
mulattos | term used in Latin America to describe people of mixed European and African ancestry |
Jose Maria Morelos | priest who was also a skillful military leader |
Simon Bolivar | led his forces against the Spanish army in the Battle of Ayacucho, the last major battle in the Spanish colonies' war for independence |
creoles | term used in Latin America to describe Spaniards born in Latin America |
peninsulares | the people at the top of Spanish American society |