USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The social class system of Latin America goes as follows from the most power and fewest people, to those with the least amount of power and the most people: Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattoes, Native Americans and Africans.

Detailed explanation-2: -A growing spirit of nationalism and the French ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity inspired many Latin Americans to rise up against their French, Spanish, and Portuguese masters.

Detailed explanation-3: -From the late 17th century to the early 18th century, creoles led the fight for independence in Latin America by seeking nationalism and more political representation, as well as resenting the system of mercantilism. One primary reason the creoles led the fight towards independence was their dislike of mercantilism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The immediate trigger of the conflict was Napoleon’s invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) in 1807 and 1808, but its roots also lay in the growing discontent of creole elites (people of Spanish ancestry who had been born in Latin America) with the restrictions imposed by Spanish imperial rule.