Argentina's independence, like Mexico's quest for independence, was motivated by the same need to rule oneself and not be ruled by such a distant country. Spain was going through quite a difficult time, because with the withdrawal of forces by the King of Spain, many colonized countries did not view Spain as a stable leader capable of leading them. Moreover, the current leader in their eyes was not the true leader of Spain. Most countries wanted to adopt rules that would be accepted by the people of the country and not by a force so far away. Like the previous countries that were ruled by the Spanish, they too kept the religion in general to remain Catholicism. Brazilian independence was different from the independence sought in other South American colonies, but ultimately it was driven by the idea that Brazil wanted to remain a colony of Portugal and their final uprising was led by the the instability of Portugal and ruled by the emperors. son who was tired of being chained and humiliated by others who pushed him around. Eventually, he decided to declare Brazil independent from Portugal and named himself Emperor of Brazil. Brazil like other South Americans