Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

CH 23 GR Terms: 1. Junta Central ? A political body created by Spanish patriots while fighting against the French to administer the areas the Spain controlled. 2. Creoles ? Colonial-born whites 3. Personalist leaders ? Political leaders who rely on charisma and their ability to mobilize and direct the masses of citizens outside the authority of constitutions and laws. 4. Caudillo ? In Latin America, a personalist who gained and held political power without constitutional sanction 5. Abolitionists ? Men and women who wanted to outlaw slavery 6. American Anti-Slavery Society ? Women served on the executive committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society and produced some of the most effective propaganda against slavery.