latin america

Latin AmericaLatin AmericaThe Road to The Road to

IndependenceIndependence

Tupac Amaru II

Death of Tupac Amaru II

Francisco Miranda

Miranda’s last days in prison

Toussaint L’OuvertureToussaint L’Ouverture

““The Capture of The Capture of Toussaint”Toussaint”

““Preserving Haiti’s Preserving Haiti’s FreedomFreedom

Dessalines and Dessalines and ChristopheChristophe

Simon Bolivar – “Simon Bolivar – “The The LiberatorLiberator””

Bolivar meets San Martin

San Martin’s Victory

You will be creating a political commercial for ONE of the important Latin American revolutionaries. In this commercial, your objective is to convince the people of the country that your guy can lead them successfully to independence.

Requirements:• You have to incorporate two analogies. One of these will be about the current ruling imperialist power. The other will be about your revolutionary leader.• Your group must pick a song that you think reflects your amazing leader, and then one person must hum that song in the background while the commercial is presented.• Commercials must be thirty seconds to a minute long.• Remember – you have to really sell your leader.• As a class, we will vote on the most convincing commercial.

Father Miguel HildagoFather Miguel Hildago

Don Pedro Emperor of Don Pedro Emperor of BrazilBrazil

General Santa Ana

The Alamo

Benito Juarez

Porfirio Diaz

Zapata

Pancho Villa

Pancho and the fellas

Women in the Mexican Women in the Mexican RevolutionRevolution

Juana Belen Gutierrez de

Mendoza

Maximilian Emperor of Maximilian Emperor of MexicoMexico

Execution of Maximilian

Villa and Zapata