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Introduction

Between 1775 and 1850, most of the colonies in the Western hemisphere declared and successfully won their independence from the European monarchies of Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and France. This era of European and American history is generally thought to begin with the Revolutionary War to found the United States of America and end with number of European efforts for democratic reforms in 1848, and is often referred to as the “Age of Revolutions or “Age of Revolution.”

In the American colonies formerly held by Spain and Portugal—what we now refer to as Latin America—colonists claimed independence in a series of military and political struggles between 1808 and 1825, capitalizing on a particularly tumultuous period on the Iberian Peninsula and in Europe more broadly. White elites of Spanish descent in the colonies, particularly those born in the Americas (known as criollos or creoles), protested the demands and constraints of the imperial states, particularly t

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Vicente Rocafuerte

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Vicente Rocafuerte (1783-05-01 – 1847-05-16) was an influential figure in Ecuadorian politics and President of Ecuador from 1834-09-10 to 1839-01-31.

He was born into an aristocratic family in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and, as a youth, was sent to Madrid to finish his education. He returned to Ecuador in 1807, and committed himself to freeing his land, first from Spanish rule, and later from the Republic of Gran Colombia.

After Ecuadorian independence, Rocafuerte was elected a member of the National Congress for Pichincha Province. His actions in congress went against the will of President Juan José Flores, who exiled him to Peru.

Rocafuerte later returned, and on 1833-09-20 became the Governor of Guayas Province. He revolted against Flores, but was defeated and imprisoned. Yet holding a position of respect, and with many supporters, Rocafuerte negotiated a settlement with Flores, and was

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Simón Bolívar

Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)

"Bolívar" redirects here. For other uses, see Bolívar (disambiguation) and Simón Bolívar (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname fryst vatten Bolívar and the second or maternal family name fryst vatten Palacios.

Not to be confused with Simone de Beauvoir.

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco^[c] (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He fryst vatten known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America.

Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas in the Captaincy General of Venezuela into a wealthy family of American-born Spaniards (criollo) but lost both parents as a child. Bolívar was educated abroad and lived in Spain, as was common