Liberal and Transatlantic Revolutions
It involves the Liberalism in Americas and Europe during late XVIII and early XIX, including the United States, France, Haiti, Spain, Spanish America and Brazil.
The kingdoms of Americas "De jure" were a part of Crown of Castile, but the relation between Spain and Americas "De facto" was a colonialism that was consolidated Iberian Peninsula as metropolis with the Bourbon reforms. The Peninsular war transformed Spain to a nation state, and this gives the oportunity to returns the sovereignity to the people of Americas. The Cádiz Cortes of 1810 represents the first national sovereign assembly of Spain. It represents the abolition political and administrative of ancient kingdoms. The sovereign authority of throne of Castile was formally abolished.
The People of Spain try to impose their national sovereignty to the Americas. The Creoles claimed that their political connection was with the Crown of Castile, and not with the nation of Spain. The new sovereign countries that are considered heirs to the sovereignty of the throne of Castile rejected decisions made without their consent.
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