How was the rise of caudillos in the Latin American countryside a result of independence movements? Caudillos stepped into the power vacuum left by weakened central governments. Caudillos returned to rule their native regions after national revolutions failed. Peasants who supported the caudillos voted heavily for them in elections. Revolutionary leaders appointed local landowners to rule in the provinces.

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How was the rise of caudillos in the Latin American countryside a result of independence movements?  Caudillos stepped into the power vacuum left by weakened central governments.  Caudillos returned to rule their native regions after national revolutions failed.  Peasants who supported the caudillos voted heavily for them in elections.  Revolutionary leaders appointed local landowners to rule in the provinces.