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Why did the Spanish Americas split into many countries though they had same culture?
Yes, please elaborate a bit more.
One factor was the distance between the different regions of Spanish America, which made communication and transportation difficult. This, combined with the lack of a centralized government in Spain, allowed for local elites to exploit the resources of their regions for their own benefit, leading to the formation of separate states. Moreover, the rivalry between different groups of elites over control of resources also contributed to the formation of separate states.