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This is a timeline of events related to the Spanish American wars of independence.Numerous wars against Spanish rule in Spanish America took place during the early 19th century, from 1808 until 1829, directly related to the Napoleonic French invasion of Spain.
Unlike in New Spain and Central America, in South America independence was spurred by the pro-independence fighters who had held out for the past half-decade. José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar inadvertently led a continent-wide pincer movement from southern and northern South America that liberated most of the Spanish American nations on ...
With the revolution for independence from the Spanish crown achieved during the 19th century, South America underwent yet more social and political changes. These have included nation building projects, absorbing waves of immigration from Europe in the late 19th and 20th centuries, dealing with increased international trade, colonization of ...
The lands conquered in the south within Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile would form the province Qullasuyu of the Inca Empire. 1754 — 1757 Spanish-Portuguese invasion of the Jesuit-sponsored "Guarani Nation" 1810 — 1818 Argentine War of Independence; 1814 — 1880 Argentine Civil Wars; 1837 — 1839 War between Argentina and Peru–Bolivian ...
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
Central American Federation: Guatemala: Independence restored after brief attempt at reunifying Central America, initial independence in 1839. January 14, 1922 Central American Federation: Honduras: Independence restored after brief attempt at reunifying Central America, initial independence in 1838. March 15, 1922 United Kingdom: Egypt
The Wars of Independence in South America were the numerous wars against Spanish rule that took place during the early 19th century, from 1808 to 1829. The conflicts can be characterized both as a civil wars and a war of national liberation , since the majority of combatants on both sides were Spanish Americans and the goal of the conflict for ...
The Republic of Spanish Haiti gained independence from Spain in 1821, was occupied by Haiti, then gained independence as the First Dominican Republic; reoccupied by Spain 1861-1865, the Second Dominican Republic gained independence but was occupied by the United States 1916-1924. The Third Dominican Republic followed the U.S. occupation. 28