Spanish American Revolutions

Who led the effort to liberate the Colony of New Granada and defeated the Loyalist armies in battle?

• Simon Bolivar

• Hidalgo

• Morelos

• Augustin de Iturbide

Who led the Mestizos and Native Americans in the first independence in New Spain (Mexico)?

• Hidalgo and Morelos

• San Martin

• Augustin de Iturbide

• Simon Bolivar

What social class primarily led the successful revolutions in the Spanish Colonies?

• Creoles, or Criollos

• Peninsulares

• Mestizos

• Native Americans

• Enslaved Persons

Who led his troops over the Andes Mountains in 1817 in a surprise attack, defeating loyalist forces and liberating Chile?

• Jose de San Martin

• Simon Bolivar

• Augustin de Iturbide

• Hidalgo and Morelos

Who joined forces to make the Iguala Plan and then led the second, successful movement for New Spain's (Mexico's) Independence?

• Augustin de Iturbide and Vincente Guerrero

• Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin

• Hidalgo and Morelos, two priests

• Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel