Compare and contrast the independence processes in two Latin American countries.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the independence processes in two Latin American countries, referring to both throughout. The two processes may or may not have been contemporaneous with each other. Candidates may compare and contrast the role of political or intellectual elites. They may refer to the role of Latin American juntas, the Catholic Church, indigenous people or mestizos in both processes. They may compare and contrast the role of foreign nations, their military contributions or the role of foreign volunteers. Candidates may compare and contrast the violence involved in each process or the contributions of individual leaders. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be an equal number of each.