Ideology
Systems of thought or belief.
universal manhood suffrage
Giving all adult men the right to vote.
Autonomy
Self rule within the Ottoman Empire.
Radicals
Those who favor extreme change.
Louis Philippe
King of France following Charles X. Abdicated the throne against threat of republican revolution.
Recession
Period of reduced ecomonic activity.
Louis Kossuth
A Hungarian journalist who demanded an independent government, an end to serfdom, and a written constitution to protect basic rights.
Peninsular
Members of the highest social class, dominated latin american political and social life.
Creoles
European descended Latin Americans who owned the haciendas ranches and mines.
Mestizos
People of native american and european descent.
Mulattoes
People of native african and european descent.
Simon Bolivar
Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
Toussaint L'Overture
Self-educated former slave, 1803 - Led a slave rebellion which took control of Haiti.
Father Miguel Hidalgo
led the first march for Mexican Independence in 1810; Grito de Dolores; "Father of Mexican Independence".
Father Jose Morelos
a mestizo who called for wide-ranging social and political reform.
Jose de San Martin
For spain against napoleon; helped liberate Argentina, chile, peru.
Dom Pedro
son of the Portugal King that ruled Brazil and declared it independent in 1822.