books.google.com.au - In 1808, world history took a decisive turn when Napoleon occupied Spain and Portugal, a European event that had lasting repercussions more than half the world away, sparking a series of revolutions throughout the Spanish and Portuguese empires of the New World. These wars for independence resulted eventually...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Americanos_Latin_America_s_Struggle_for.html?id=WmPZWDw8bhEC&q=Plata&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAmericanos : Latin America's Struggle for Independence
