Compare And Contrast Simon Blivar And Jose De San Martin

The leadership in South America compared to the leadership in Mexico was quite different. But in some areas, where they were compared were very similar. In both places, a Revolution had begun. Starting with how they are both similar, Mexico and South America both wanted independence. They wanted to be free from the old fashioned ways of life, to start fresh and bring in new ideas to their people. In South America, their head leadership consisted of so very popular men named Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. These men were both wealthy, Simon was a Venezuela Creole, which is a Spaniard born in Latin America, and Jose was a great liberator, or a person who sets people free from imprisonment. In some ways these two men worked together to gain their independence but then again not at all. In 1811, Simon had gained its independence from Spain. A major struggle, that was only the beginning. Simon suffered from many defeats and was exiled twice. But he never gave up hope. In a turning point, Simon led over 20,000 soldiers into Columbia and took a victory from the Spanish Bogota. By 1821 he had won Venezuelan independence. From here he marched into South Ecuador where he met Jose. Simon’s ways of gaining independence was only the beginning of South Americas revolution.

However, in 1817 Peru and Chile were big threats, from here Jose crossed the Andes and joined with Bernardo O’Higgins, a former leader of Peru. With O’Higgins help, Jose had freed Chile. In later years of 1821, Jose and Simon came together to form an agreement on how to break free from old ways and get all other forces free as well. On December 9, 1824 the last battle for independence in Latin America won their freedom for themselves and the future colonies of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador. These all came together to be called Gran