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Corral and Gabino Gainza Fernández de Medrano departed from La Coruña, via Panama, Guayaquil, and Lima, and arrived in the Viceroyalty's capital in 1788, when Tupac Amaru had already been executed. He crossed the Isthmus of Panama , where, due to the rugged terrain and the insane nature of the country, according to his own words, he suffered ...
The Consultive Junta (Spanish: Junta Consultiva) was the government of Central America from its declaration of independence from the Spanish Empire on 15 September 1821 [1] until its dissolution on 21 February 1822. [2] The junta was led by Guatemalan General Gabino Gaínza. [3] On 5 January 1822, the junta voted for annexation to the First ...
The Royalist commander, Gabino Gaínza, had sent a vanguard of 400 men into the hills of Quilo, south of the Itata river, to prevent the two patriot commanders from reuniting. This force had been defeated in the Battle of El Quilo on the 19 March, forcing Gaínza to attempt a different plan.
Gabino Gaínza had crossed over the Maule river with his forces, advancing northwards. O' Higgins was unable to pursue him during the day, because of the size of the Royalist force. During the night, however, O' Higgins secretly made the crossing, marched rapidly to the north and placed himself at the site of Quechereguas, in between the ...
Gabino Gaínza, the Royalist commander, sent Manuel Barañao with a vanguard of troops, some 400 strong, across the Itata river to prevent O'Higgins from reuniting his army with Mackenna's, resulting in the Battle of El Quilo.
Spanish Colony, 1609–1821 For details see Spain in southwest Europe. Federal Republic of Central America (complete list) – Gabino Gaínza, Chief Political Officer (1821–1822) Vicente Filisola, Chief Political Officer (1823) Pedro Molina Mazariegos, Antonio Rivera Cabezas, Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz, First Triumvirate (1823)
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 ...
The region launched rebellions in 1811 and 1814 to gain independence, but both were suppressed by Spanish forces. [16] [17] Gabino Gaínza, the captain general of Guatemala, initially opposed independence but changed his mind once proponents of independence told him that he could remain as captain general even after independence. [18]