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The United Provinces of Central America (or PUCA- Provincias Unidas De Centro-America in Spanish) is the name given to the different states of Central America in the time after Central America's independence and before becoming their own distinct nations (between 1823 and 1840 [6]). It was a political movement that strived to unify the regions ...
Central America Nicaragua: Independence restored after the dissolution of the Greater Republic of Central America, initial independence in 1838. January 1, 1901 United Kingdom Australia: Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster. In personal union with the UK and many other countries. May 20, 1902
At Central America's independence from Mexico, the Central American congress established the United Provinces of Central America. [ 36 ] [ 38 ] The following day, the congress reorganized as the National Constituent Assembly and tasked itself with drafting a constitution for newly-independent Central America.
The Act of Independence of Central America (Spanish: Acta de Independencia Centroamericana), also known as the Act of Independence of Guatemala, is the legal document by which the Provincial Council of the Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire and invited the other provinces of the Captaincy General of Guatemala [a] to send envoys to a ...
1811 1811 Independence Movement; 1823 — 1838 Federal Republic of Central America independence and annexation by the Mexican Empire; 1896 — 1898 Greater Republic of Central America; 1960 — 1996 Central American crisis. 1960 — 1996 Guatemalan Civil War
Central America, 1862 Painting of the First Independence Movement celebration in San Salvador 1811 Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence of Central America, Guatemala, 1821 Heroes of Central American Independence. Central America was formed more than 3 million years ago, as part of the Isthmus of Panama, when its portion of ...
The United Provinces of Central America, later known as the Federal Republic of Central America, continued to exist until its 1841 collapse following the First and Second Central American Civil Wars. [116] Central America's independence led many Mexican provinces to desire increased regional autonomy for themselves.
Honduras wasted little time in formally seceding from the Federal Republic of Central America once it was free to do so. Independence was declared on November 15, 1838, and in January 1839, an independent constitution was formally adopted. [72] Costa Rica separated from the Federal Republic of Central America.