José de San Martín Jose de San Martin affected Latin America because he led many battles in Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Certain battles, called the Spanish American wars of independence, gave these three countries independence. His father was a well-qualified soldier, as well as a general. When Jose was six years old, his family moved to Spain, where he joined the army at age 11, and then he joined the Spanish Navy at age 19. He was also a great leader, a brave man, and fought in many battles for the rest of his life. In addition to when he was younger and in the navy, he fought in many other battles. Jose left Spain to come to Argentina in September 1811, where one of his first battles was fought against a small Spanish force. He fought with the men in Argentina, and helped …show more content…
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Spanish again suffered another horrible loss. He also fought in the battle of Maipu close to Santiago, Chile in 1818. The victory of the battle ended the struggle for Chile's independence. Along with these three main battles, he was involved in multiple battles along the Peru coastline. Because he fought in so many battles for this country, Jose was later named “Protector of Peru”. He made a rule that freed slaves and gave freedom to Peruvian Indians. In conclusion, Jose de San Martin served as a soldier and helped many other people by helping lead their battles. He helped gain independence for Peru, Argentina, and Chile. There are a lot of statues of him and also many things named after him, as well as a Jose de San Martin museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a very brave soldier and a great leader and helped these three countries gain their independence. By gaining independence for these countries, he was an important part of Latin America and its history. Without his help, those three countries might have never even gotten
Juan Cortina served as a part of the irregular cavalry during the Mexican War and participated in many major battles under General Arista of the Tamaulipas Brigade. It is likely that he was very popular among his fellow soldiers, as he would later return to the region as governor.
Made famous by Theodore Roosevelt’s volunteer Rough Rider’s and the Buffalo Soldiers, the Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898), also known as The Battle of San Juan Heights, was the bloodiest battle of the Spanish American War. After landing on the beachhead, the US V Corps under the command of Major General William Shafter fought their way west toward the port town of Santiago. After an indecisive clash at Las Guasimas on June 24, Shafter readied his men to take the strategic heights around the city, while Cuban insurgents blocked any Spanish reinforcements arriving on the roads to the north, in what would be one of the most decisive battles of America’s “Splendid Little War.” 1
Pancho Villa and the Road to GloryPancho Villa once said, “I am not an educated man. I never had an opportunity to learn anything except how to fight.” Though greatly viewed as cruel and villainous, Villa is one of the most important generals in Mexican history. Fighting for the people’s rights and Mexico’s independence, he took brutal action against the towns and people that supported the continued ruling of President Carranza. Even though Pancho Villa was looked down upon by most of the Mexican population and, after a series of events, the United States because of his mistakes in battles, he was also seen as a hero to families, such as the Garzas, that faced the hardships of a dangerous and unstable government.
From the foothills of Barcelona in Spain, a man came to be. Full of strength, honor, wisdom, and courage, this man was named Hernan Cortes. He, as the Spaniards would say, was a god among men. Legend says he had cat-like reflexes, and also had the mind filled with strategies. He may not have been the tallest person in the crowd, but he had the most will to achieve greatness. He is one of Spain's most influential, if not the most, conquistadors.
Juan’s military career started at age 16. Juan went on to study at the National Military Academy. He graduated in 1915 as a second lieutenant. His military career was now off and running. It is not really known why he decided to join the military. Some think it was because he needed discipline in his life, while others think it was to help him in gaining power. The early parts of his military career were ordinary.
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Hi I'm doing my report on the Spanish American War. In the following pages I will be giving information on how and why the war started, major battles, and the results of the war. I will also include stories from people on the battleship Maine.
This war was caused because the people were not happy with the government they had and they wanted to take out Porfirio Diaz of the presidency. The people weren’t happy due to the fact that the ruling of Porfirio Diaz was considered as a dictatorship. Some other important figures in the Mexican revolution were Pancho Villa, Venustiano Carranza, Francisco Madero, Victoriano Huerta, Emiliano Zapata, Alvaro Obregon, Lazaro Cardenas, Pascual Orozco, among others. Among all these revolutionary leaders Francisco villa better known as Pancho Villa in my opinion was the most important icon of the Mexican army because he had that leadership, and personality to save and help the Mexican community that was against the Mexican government and he was a true hero because he never accepted any type od
If you look at Cortes's actions from a Eurocentric view, there were many positive impacts. One of the main impacts were that he brought civilization to Mexico. Cortes and a few other conquistadors also helped to modernize Mexico. By taking out the Aztecs, Cortes put an end to
Since his contributions stemmed from his military career he was a war hero; Villalobos’s air strikes during the battle of La Piedad de Cabadas had a significant impact on the battle without his contribution the outcome may have been different. The notorious bombardment was on a bridge which halted the advancement of the enemy, protecting a crucial plaza from falling into enemy hands allowed the Delahuertistas to capitalize on the terrain turning the point of the battle. Roberto Villalobos used a tactic called Air Interdiction in that battle and used the tactic when fighting another rebel force in Las Juntas, Jalisco. This attack style allowed the government troops to triumph over the rebels. Roberto was one of the most fervent and determined defenders who used a developmental stage air power for national
Hernan Cortes along with the Spanish army of five hundred, and thousands of Indian warriors declared war with the Aztecs. Moctezuma believed that the person coming towards his land was Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl who was forced into exile, but promised to return. Topiltzin was born in the year ce acatl, departed during ce acatl. Coincedently Cortes came in the year of ce acatl, unfortunately for Moctezuma having his guards down and his arms open during the start of the war.
There were a few main points that led up to the Latin American independence movement. In, 1797 the Britain blockade of Spain took place for two years, which cut off resources and revenues for the country. In doing so, Britain had almost proved to Mexico that they could survive on their own in the New World without Spain. About 10 years later in 1808, Spain was in serious trouble with France and Napoleon Bonaparte had taken over Spain and appointed his brother King of Spain. Spain was in there own sort of disarray at this time so after proving to themselves
PPS 4: Jose’s family like many other families in Mexico were devoted Catholics. When the Cristero War broke out in 1926 Jose’s eldest brother Miguel, decided that he along with his friends they would gather their arms and join the war in order to defend their religion. One example of a truly devoted Catholic who joined the Cristero War was Jose Luis. Seeing the bravery of his brother, Jose also wanted to take part in the rebellion. He asked his mother for permission to join the rebellion as a soldier but his mother would not allow it as he was only a thirteen year old boy. Jose continued to ask his mother to let him go by telling her that “it has never been this easy to gain a place in heaven as it is now.” His mother would eventually give
From 1806 to 1826 most of the Latin countries under Spanish rule fought for their independence. The reason that caused these countries to have courage to fight for independence was because in 1808 Napoleon was able to invade and conquer Spain. Examples of those countries are Venezuela and Chile. There are similarities in the ways in which these two countries fought for their independence but there are also some differences in how they fought. Some of the leaders who were involved in the Venezuela’s fight for independence were Simon Bolivar, Francisco de Miranda and Antonio José de Sucre. The Venezuelan fight for independence against the Spanish empire began in 1811 and finally ended in 1823. The Venezuelan war was done in different phases, which began with Francisco de Miranda.
Scholars have debated not only the nature of Iberian colonialism, but also the impact that independence had on the people of Latin America. Historian Jaime E. Rodriguez said that, “The emancipation of [Latin America] did not merely consist of separation from the mother country, as in the case of the United States. It also destroyed a vast and responsive social, political, and economic system that functioned well despite many imperfections.” I believe that when independence emerged in Latin America, it was a positive force. However, as time progressed, it indeed does cause conflict.