23. 10. The Napoleonic Wars – in 1808 Napoleon replaced the Spanish king Fernando VII with his brother Joseph. In Spanish America since everything was done in the name of the king the Creoles argued that the removal of the king shifted sovereignty to themselves. These wars brought the collapsed of traditional monarchical power in Spain. In the colonies the Creoles organized Juntas de Gobierno. The Creoles gained legitimacy by supporting the ousted Fernando VII.