How are the French, American and Latin American Revolutions related to the Enlightenment?

In the late 18th century Enlightenment ideas spread to Latin America. The success of the American Revolution showed that foreign rule could be thrown off. These two events inspired revolutions in Latin America, which had profound effects on the Spanish, Portuguese, and French colonies in the Americas.

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