Transcripción 11/13/2025, 8:00:05 p.m.

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• Main Topic: Significance of Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín in Latin America AIM: What made Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín significant in Latin America? **Spanish-Owned South America** *Two Liberators:* ~ José de San Martín: - Down-to-earth creator - Great general with war experience in the Peninsular War - Freed Argentina, Chile, and helped Bolívar to free Peru - Supported limited monarchy ~ Simón Bolívar: - Snotty rich kid - Freed Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru - "George Washington of South America" - Dreamt of Gran Colombia - All for democracy --- **AIM: How did Brazil become independent?** **Portuguese-Owned South America** - The only colony to use a peaceful process to gain independence. - During Napoleon's European conquests, the Portuguese royal family fled to Brazil. - After the Congress of Vienna, the Portuguese king returned to Portugal, leaving his son, Dom Pedro, to rule. - Petitioned in 1822: Freedom granted by his father.