Latin America In The Early 1800s

In the early 1800s, Latin America had a revolution of its own, in which most of the colonies became independent by taking advantage of France and Britain's current fighting. Most are not all of the provinces turned countries decided to utilize a Republic form of government. Mexico in particular also agreed that a Republic would be an excellent way to go, as it allows the criollos to have complete power over the government. It also allowed them to retain, as well as increase their land size to maximize sales and income for only the top nine percent of the population. This decision lead to a chain of events that eventually put almost all natives into a disastrous situation that has yet to be changed. Earlier on, Santa Anna was elected as