The Killing Age

The Killing Age

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Map 18.1 Latin America in the nineteenth century

In the early nineteenth century, Latin America severed its ties to Spain and, slowly, to Portugal. This map shows the new political landscape of Latin America.

Compare this map to Map 7.1. A profound political transformation had unfolded from Canada to Chile. The Spanish and Portuguese empires had come to an end, and the new United States empire was spreading rapidly west of the Mississippi River. 

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