<P> The reaction in Latin America to the Monroe Doctrine was generally favorable but in some occasions suspicious . John Crow, author of The Epic of Latin America, states, "Simón Bolívar himself, still in the midst of his last campaign against the Spaniards, Santander in Colombia, Rivadavia in Argentina, Victoria in Mexico--leaders of the emancipation movement everywhere--received Monroe's words with sincerest gratitude". Crow argues that the leaders of Latin America were realists . They knew that the President of the United States wielded very little power at the time, particularly without the backing of the British forces, and figured that the Monroe Doctrine was unenforceable if the United States stood alone against the Holy Alliance . While they appreciated and praised their support in the north, they knew that the future of their independence was in the hands of the British and their powerful navy . In 1826, Bolivar called upon his Congress of Panama to host the first "Pan-American" meeting . In the eyes of Bolivar and his men, the Monroe Doctrine was to become nothing more than a tool of national policy . According to Crow, "It was not meant to be, and was never intended to be a charter for concerted hemispheric action". </P> <P> At the same time, some people questioned the intentions behind the Monroe Doctrine . Diego Portales, a Chilean businessman and minister, wrote to a friend: "But we have to be very careful: for the Americans of the north (from the United States), the only Americans are themselves". </P> <P> In early 1833, the British reasserted their sovereignty over the Falkland islands . No action was taken by the US, and George C. Herring writes that the inaction "confirmed Latin American and especially Argentine suspicions of the United States ." In 1838 - 50 Argentina was blockaded by the French and, later, the British . No action was taken by the U.S., despite protestations . </P> <P> In 1842, U.S. President John Tyler applied the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii and warned Britain not to interfere there . This began the process of annexing Hawaii to the U.S. </P>

In what document did the united states support the independence of l.a. in 1823