Napoleon Spain crisis Spanish American independence juntas

Spain’s crisis helped spark independence in its American colonies

Napoleon’s overthrow of Spain’s monarchy disrupted authority in Spanish America. Local elites formed councils in the name of Ferdinand VII, whom they saw as the rightful king. Some elites also argued that power should return to the people. Most of Spain’s mainland American colonies eventually became independent.

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Napoleon Spain crisis Spanish American independence juntas

Spain’s crisis helped spark independence in its American colonies

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