Question

(LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY) When did colombias movement for independence start? What was the role of the Enlightenment in the development of the movement for Independence? What was the international event that revolutionized local leaders? What were the immediate reasons for the Independence?  Evalulate the social classes involved in the societal dislocation? What was the position taken by the Crown? Briefly discuss the events leading to independence. Who really won the war of independence? How did the war of independence effect the neighbors?

Answer 1

• On July 20, 1810, Colombian patriots stirred the population of Bogotá into street protests against Spanish rule. The Viceroy, under pressure, was forced to agree to allow for a limited independence which later became permanent. Today, July 20 is celebrated in Colombia as Independence Day.
• The French invasion of Spain in 1808 caused an outburst of loyalty to the king and country and excited grave concern for the church. Profound Granadine anxiety over the fate of the empire and conflicting courses of action attempted by colonial and peninsular subjects over control of government during the captivity of the Spanish king Ferdinand VII led to strife in New Granada and to declarations of independence.
• In 1810 the subordinated jurisdictions in New Granada threw out their Spanish officials, except in Santa Marta, Ríohacha, and what are now Panama and Ecuador. The uprising in Bogotá on July 20, 1810, is commemorated as Independence Day in Colombia, although these new governments swore allegiance to Ferdinand VII and did not begin to declare independence until 1811.
• The enlightenment influence the latin American revolution because it made latin Americans thing that they can reason and they have the right to oppose to their government if they believe that the government is doing the wrong thing. Also the enlightenment influenced the french revolution which later influenced the latin American revolutions.
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