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13 Cards in this Set
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Who were the peninsulares?
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People who had been born in Spain.
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Who were the only people who could hold high office in Spanish colonial government?
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Peninsulares
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Spaniards born in Latin America were called
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Creoles
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This class of people in Latin America could not hold high-level political office, but could rise as officers in spanish colonial armies.
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Creoles
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Which two groups controlled land, wealth, and power in the spanish colonies?
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The Peninsulares and the Creoles
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People of mixed European and African ancestry
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mullatos
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What was the name of the first Latin American territory to free itself from European rule?
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Saint Domingue
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Which class was the most educated class?
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Creoles
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Which South American Revolutionary is often called the "George Washington of South America"?
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Simon Bolivar
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What was the name of a priest in Dolores who called for rebellion in what is now know as the grito de Dolores?
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Miguel Hidalgo
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An Argentinian military leader who fought with spanish forces against Napoleon.
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Jose de San Martin
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Which military leader was responsible for the liberation of Argentina, Chile, and Peru?
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Jose de San Martin
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A military leader who continued the fight for mexico after Hidalgo was defeated.
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Jose Maria Morelos
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