USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region since the conquest.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early 19th century, the Spanish American wars of independence resulted in the secession of most of Spanish America and the establishment of independent nations. Cuba and Puerto Rico were lost to the United States in 1898, following the Spanish–American War, ending its colonial rule in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Countries such as Spain, France and Portugal colonized the region. Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region.

Detailed explanation-4: -This empire lasted for over 300 years. Then, between the years 1811 and 1830 one Spanish colony after another-Uruguay, Para-guay, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, the United Provinces of Central America, Peru, Bo-livia, Columbia, and Venezuela-declared their independence from Spain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Other Latin American countries, with the exception of Cuba and Puerto Rico, also embarked on their struggles for independence in the early nineteenth century-Chile and Mexico, for example, began in 1810, though their autonomy was not secured until later: Chile in 1818 and Mexico in 1821.