The Independence of Latin America During the 19th Century
Problem
Throughout this project, you will identify multiple internal and external factors that influenced different movements for independence in America from the Spanish and Portuguese viceroyalties, and the consequences of these processes.With the information you obtain from the development of this project, you will make a trivia board game in the format of a marathon of questions.
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Durante este proyecto, identificarás los múltiples factores internos y externos que influyeron en los diferentes movimientos de independencia de los virreinatos espanoles y portugueses en América,y las consecuencias de esos procesos.Con la información que obtengas en el desarrollo del proyecto, harás un juego de mesa de trivia con el formato de un maratón de preguntas.
Nowadays, Latin America is made up of free nations, although it was not always like that. Those territories, which were called viceroyalties,were part of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies for 300 years.However, the series of events in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century allowed the Latin American colonies to rise in arms and demand justice and liberty; that is how the process of independence began with historical figures, events, timing, and particular situations.
In 1807, Spain and Portugal experienced the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion, which worried the Spanish authorities in America. Their concern increased in 1808, when the King of Spain, Fernando Vll, was forced to resign the Crown to Bonaparte and was then taken prisoner with his family to France.Meanwhile, Napoleon handed the Spanish Crown to his brother Joseph Bonaparte. These historic events divided the population in the American viceroyalties, as people began to discuss sovereignty since there was no legitimate authority from Spain.
In the light of these events, royalist groups emerged, most of which consisted of Spaniards living in the American kingdoms, who wanted to preserve the political situation until the Crown had been
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