Who the first Latin America country to free itself from European rule in 1804?

The first Latin American country to free itself from European rule in 1804 was Haiti. It achieved independence from France after a successful slave revolt led by figures such as Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The Haitian Revolution, which began in 1791, culminated in the Declaration of Independence on January 1, 1804, making Haiti the first independent nation in Latin America and the Caribbean.