How were the revolutionary independence movements in Latin America different from the French Revolution?

These new Latin American countries were born in a mix of conservative nationalism and revolutionary zeal. This mixture still dominates the politics of the region today. Like the American Revolution in the United States, the revolutions in Latin America were more about independence than about social changes. However, the social structure of Latin America was more unequal and feudal than the structure in the English colonies. Spain itself still had a feudal social system, and its colonies were structured in a similar manner.