Flashcards › Latin America Quiz

A person born in Spain or Portugal and belonging to highest social class of people in colonial Latin America Peninsular A person of European and American Indian descent, living in the Spanish colonies Mestizos A person of Spanish or Portugese secent who was born in the Americas Creoles A person of African and European background living in Portuguese America Mulatloes Large buildings in a Latin American town Church Catholic missionaries converted millions of _________ Indians Huge farms or plantations Haciendas Largest mountain range in the wrodl running through South America Andes Who helped Brazil win their independence? Dom Pedro 2nd largest river in the wrodl, located in S.A Amazon What was the first country in Latin America to win independence? Haiti Revolution against the French was led by who? Toussaint and L'Ouverture Today is Haiti and the Dominican Republic Hispaniola In Latin America, an independent governing council Junta What are some leaders in the indpendence movements in Latin America? Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Matin, Miguel Hidalgo, and Dom Pedro What leader of the indpendence movements in Latin America was a skilled military leader? Simon Bolivar A leader of independence movents who helped Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador gain independence Simon Bolivar A leader of independence movements who led an army across the Andes to fight the Spanish and helped Chile & Peru gain independence Jose de San Martin A creole preiest who led a rebellion of Indians & Mestizos and helped Mexico win indpendence from Spain in 1821 Miguel Hidalgo Helped Brazil win independence from Portugal and different from other countries in that it was gained peacefully Dom Pedro