Question

Which was not a result of the independence movements that arose in Latin America in the early 1800s? A. Bernardo O'Higgins led the revolution to free Mexico from Spanish rule. B. Brazil became an independent kingdom under the Portuguese royal family. C. The Army of the Andes defeated Spanish forces and liberated Chile. D. Simón Bolivar freed Venezuela from Spanish control.

Answer 1

The correct option is "B. Brazil became an independent kingdom under the Portuguese royal family."

The Kingdom of Brazil is the name given to the State by the arrival of the Portuguese royal family and its Court, after the Napoleonic occupation of Portugal in 1808 which, once liberated, officially unite on December 16, 1815 as the United Kingdom. Portugal, Brazil and Algarve.

The prince of Brazil and regent of the Kingdom of Portugal in exile, Juan VI, would assume the Luso-Brazilian throne on March 20, 1816, for the death of the sick queen María I of Portugal, and although he began to govern as king formal, his effective coronation had to wait until February 6, 1818.

The continuity of this Luso-Brazilian kingdom has been the Empire of Brazil and, currently, the homonymous Federal Republic.

Answer 2

B. Brazil became an independent kingdom under the Portuguese royal family.
After the royal court returned to Portugal, the prince regent stayed and declared himself emperor of a newly independent Brazil.