Gaining Independence

It was not uncommon for many of the creoles (people who are Spanish because their parents were born in Latin America, but their children were born in America) to feel as though that the bourbon policy was an unfair attack towards their wealth, political power, as well as their social studies. Next, the Napoleon Spain invasion took place from 1807-1808, which gave the rebels the motivation they needed to begin fighting for their independence. Later, from the years 1808-1826, all of Latin America with the exception of the Spanish Colonies from Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers. Finally, most of the creoles located in Latin America were prepared to separate from Spain, but were still afraid of all of the racial and class conflicts that it could have brought about, but this didn't stop them. The creole's anxieties paved the foundation to push them to have a persistent, strong, loyalist faction within the Viceroyalty of New Granada, which helped them to organize a new revolutionary government that some economic and social reforms in 1810. This resulted in Venezuela openly declaring a break from Spain in the following year, the other countries also becoming free until Latin American fully gained its Independence a little after the 1900's.