Before revision: The events in Napoleonic Europe, during which France deposed Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria I of Portugal provided the spark for conflict within both Spanish and Portuguese colonies between those pro-Independence criollos who sought political and economic independence from Europe and royalist criollos, who supported the continued allegiance to and permanence within the Spanish or Portuguese empires.
After revision: The events in Napoleonic Europe, during which France deposed Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria I of Portugal provided the spark for conflict within both Spanish and Portuguese colonies between those pro-independence criollos who sought political and economic independence from Europe and royalist criollos, who supported the continued allegiance to and permanence within the Spanish or Portuguese empires.