Timeline
1815: Bolívar forced to retreat to the island of Jamaica
1816: Argentina declares independence
1821: Mexico is finally free from Spanish rule.
1823: Monroe Doctrine warns against recolonization of newly independent Latin American republics
1830: Ecuador leaves "Gran Colombia"; Bolívar dies preparing to go into exile
1838: Latin America's first railroad was built in Cuba
1848: United States wins over Mexicans American War
1849: King Pedro II rules Brazil
1888: Princess Isabel abolishes slavery in Brazil
1889: Brazil's military overthrows King Pedro II and initiates republican government
1910: Pancho Villa helps lead the Mexican revolution.
After Mexico is finally free from Spanish rule, couple years later the United State wins over Mexicans American War.
Soon after that the United states looked toward Latin America for new American made products.