Revolution, war and dictatorship

Revolución, guerra y dictadura

1898–1975. The twentieth century brought revolution to Mexico and Cuba, civil war and almost forty years of dictatorship to Spain, and long struggles over land, oil and…

What happened

The twentieth century brought revolution to Mexico and Cuba, civil war and almost forty years of dictatorship to Spain, and long struggles over land, oil and foreign companies to much of Latin America. Millions of Europeans emigrated to the Americas, and later millions of Latin Americans moved to the cities or went north. Writers from Lorca to García Márquez made literature in Spanish famous around the world.

Within it

• Revolutions, dictatorships and the Cold War (1945–1990)

Its events

1. October 1899–3 November 1903: The Thousand Days' War and the loss of Panama
2. 15 August 1914: The Panama Canal opens
3. 7 August 1987: Esquipulas II: peace for Central America