Discontent in Latin America How did the social and ethnic structures in Spanish colonies lead to discontent? Ever • Creoles → resented being treated as second class citizens by the Peninsulares • Mestizos and Mulattoes + angered that they were not Dat Peninsulares (bern in Spain) Lo Creoles (Europeans born in the colonies) treated as citizens and did not have the same power as Mestizos (People of mixed Native American and European descent) Mulattoes (People of mied African and European descent) whites Native Americans and Africans angered by enslavement and inhumane treatment Africans and Native Americans In the 1700s, educated creoles read the work of Enlightenment thinkers. Many creoles were sent to Europe to study as well. While there, they were inspired by the ideals of a revolution and national sovereignty or the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain, ousted the Spanish king and placed his brother Joseph in control of Spain and its colonies. Many in Latin America saw this as a moment of weakness and an opportunity to reject foreign rule and demand freedom from the colonial crown. 1. Was everyone in the Spanish colonies angry for the same reasons? Explain.

Discontent in Latin America How did the social and ethnic structures in Spanish colonies lead to discontent? Ever • Creoles → resented being treated as second class citizens by the Peninsulares • Mestizos and Mulattoes + angered that they were not Dat Peninsulares (bern in Spain) Lo Creoles (Europeans born in the colonies) treated as citizens and did not have the same power as Mestizos (People of mixed Native American and European descent) Mulattoes (People of mied African and European descent) whites Native Americans and Africans angered by enslavement and inhumane treatment Africans and Native Americans In the 1700s, educated creoles read the work of Enlightenment thinkers. Many creoles were sent to Europe to study as well. While there, they were inspired by the ideals of a revolution and national sovereignty or the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain, ousted the Spanish king and placed his brother Joseph in control of Spain and its colonies. Many in Latin America saw this as a moment of weakness and an opportunity to reject foreign rule and demand freedom from the colonial crown. 1. Was everyone in the Spanish colonies angry for the same reasons? Explain.