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Great Patriots Who Fought the Spanish for Independence
The name “Latin America” comes from the Latin origin of the languages now most widely spoken (Spanish and Portuguese)

José de San Martín (1778-1850)
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 * Argentina**

Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842) Jose Miguel Carrera (1782-1818)
 * Chile**

José Martí (1853-1895)
 * Cuba**

[|Simón Bolívar] (1783-1830) Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816) Manuela Sáenz
 * Venezuelans**

Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811) Jose Maria Morelos Santa Anna vs. the United States Benito Juarez(1806-1872) Pancho Villa(1878-1923) Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919)
 * Mexico**

[|Leaders of Latin American Revolutions Fact Sheet]
===[|José de San Martín]=== ===L[|atin America Revolutions - Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela]===