Libertadores
thumb|The Guayaquil conference (1822) between [[Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, the greatest libertadores (liberators) of Spanish America.]]Libertadores (, "Liberators") were the principal Latin American leaders of the wars of independence from Spain and from Portugal. They are named that way in contrast with the Conquistadores ("Conquerors").
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- List of libertadores
- Hispanic America
- Brazil
- Philippines
- Legacy
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
thumb|The Guayaquil conference (1822) between [[Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín, the greatest libertadores (liberators) of Spanish America.]]Libertadores (, "Liberators") were the principal Latin American leaders of the wars of independence from Spain and from Portugal. They are named that way in contrast with the Conquistadores ("Conquerors").
They were largely local-born men of European descent (criollos), in most cases part of the bourgeoisie and with military training in the motherland, who were influenced by liberalism and led colonial subjects in their struggle for independence against the metropole.