Celebration of Latin Leaders
Toussaint L'Ouverture and Bernardo O'Higgins
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Toussaint L'Ouverture was born in Saint-Domingue. A Caribbean island now called Haiti on May 20th, 1743. He died on April 7th, 1803 in Fort-De-Joux in France. He was the son of an educated slave so that would make him a native of the New World.
Battles
He was a leader in the Haitian Revolution to gain Haiti's independence from France. All of the soldiers were slaves basically who revolted against the owners and rulers. Slaves wanted independence because of how brutal the owners were in that country. The owners had laws to follow with what they could and couldn't do to slaves but were often ignored.
Military Leader
He was a smart and successful military leader and helped the slaves win many of their battles.
Writing Letters
Toussaint L'Ouverture would write 300 letters a day instructing military leaders to carry out attacks or other instructions to benefit the revolution.
Leaving a Legacy
Even when he died, he left all of his soldiers with his strategies taught to them which they passed down and they became successful because of his ways.
Monuments
Toussaint L'Ouverture has a memorial statue in Cuba recognizing his acts of bravery and for having a huge impact on the revolution. There is also a statue of him in Quebec.
Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins was born on August 20th but it is not known whether or not it was in 1776 or 1778. He was a mestizo, his father was of Irish origin and his mother of Chile. He died in October of 1842 in Peru.
Chile
O'Higgins was born in and fought for Chile who gained their independence from Spain.
Corrupt
The Spanish rule in Chile was very corrupt in it's government and the Chilean people needed a change
Founding Fathers
Bernardo O'Higgins was one of four founding fathers of Chile because of his military strength. He was a powerful man.
Helping the Revolution
He helped out as a military leader who was smart and strong. He had poor health but that did not stop him and he was only a minor leader but nonetheless, a leader. He eventually earned his way up to higher positions and helped out politically with the movements as well.
Honored Today
He is honored today by having a football teamed named after him. The O'Higgins F.C. was named after him and there is also a monument in O'Higgins, Richmond in Chile with his bronze head.