Answer:
The correct answer to the question of what inspired early nationalist movements in Latin America, is, the contact that Latin American people had with the movements that were taking place in Europe, of a nationalist nature.
Step-by-step explanation:
Before any movement for independence in any country in Latin America found a good foothold in the region, many of the richest elites had the chance to educate themselves in Europe and travelled to the United States. In doing so, many became in contact with such movements as the nationalist movement that was sweeping through Europe and came in contact also with the earliest airs of the French Revolution and the now brewing American Revolution. With these ideals in place, people like Simón Bolivar, and others, came back to Latin America clear on their purpose to end Spanish control, free the region and establish independent nations. These nationalist movements took a good while to strengthen in the Latin American continent, and that is why independence in the region came later than the American Revolution.