Question

Juntas led primarily by Creoles were direct responses to the sudden removal of central imperial authority in Spanish Latin America caused by which event?(1 point)
Responses

civil war in Spain
civil war in Spain

imprisonment of the Spanish royal family by Napoleon Bonaparte
imprisonment of the Spanish royal family by Napoleon Bonaparte

slave insurrection in Haiti
slave insurrection in Haiti

the American Revolution

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**imprisonment of the Spanish royal family by Napoleon Bonaparte**

This event led to the power vacuum in Spanish Latin America, prompting Creoles to form juntas to govern in the absence of Spanish authority.