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The Latin American wars of independence may collectively refer to all of these anti-colonial military conflicts during the decolonization of Latin America around the early 19th century: Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1833), multiple related conflicts that resulted in the independence of most of the Spanish Empire 's American colonies
Latin America was considered by the United States to be a full part of the Western Bloc, called "free world", in contrast with the Eastern Bloc, a division born with the end of World War II and the Yalta Conference held in February 1945. It "must be the policy of the United States", Truman declared, "to support free peoples who are resisting ...
Federalist Revolution (1893–95) War of Canudos (1896–97) Vaccine Revolt (1904) Revolt of the Lash (1910) Contestado War (1912–1916) Juazeiro Sedition (1913-1914) Anarchist General Strikes (1917–19) Lieutenant Revolts (1922–1927) Revolution of 1930
The official flag of the Confederate States of America in 1865, the year New Texas was established. New Texas (Portuguese: Novo Texas) was a colony established in São Paulo state, Brazil by former Confederates after their surrender as a result of the American Civil War. The New Texas colony's manager was Frank McMullen. [1] [2] [3]
The "Jane Long Flag" - the first flag of the Long Republic, and the first uniquely Texan lone star flag The Long Expedition was an 1819 attempt to take control of Spanish Texas by filibusters . It was led by James Long and successfully established a small independent government, known as the Republic of Texas (distinct from the later Republic ...
Scheina, Robert L. "Latin America's Wars Vol.II: The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001" Potomac Books, 2003 ISBN 1-57488-452-2 Chapter 5 "World War I and Brazil, 1917–18" Vinhosa, Luiz Francisco Teixeira "A diplomacia brasileira e a revolução mexicana, 1913–1915" (Brazilian diplomacy and the Mexican Revolution, 1913–1915) (in ...
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A green flag from the expedition represented the rebels. The Northern Republican Army was defeated in the bloodiest battle in Texas, the Battle of Medina. Thus, Texas was incorporated into the Mexican Independence, and later Texas Independence and its annexation to the United States took place. The United States remained neutral.