Spanish American wars of independence

The Spanish American wars of independence took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century. The struggles in both hemispheres began shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular War, forming part of the broader context of the Napoleonic Wars. The conflict unfolded between the royalists, those who favoured a unitary monarchy, and the patriots, those who promoted either autonomous constitutional monarchies or republics, separated from Spain and from each other. These struggles ultimately led to the independence and secession of continental Spanish America from metropolitan rule, which, beyond this conflict, resulted in a process of Balkanization in Hispanic America. If defined strictly in terms of military campaigns, the time period in question ranged from the Battle of Chacaltaya (1809) in present-day Bolivia, to the Battle of Tampico (1829) in Mexico.

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1808 — 1833  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Emancipation of Spanish America; Independence of Spanish America; Spanish American independence
series of wars, war of national liberation, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Spanish Empire, Gran Colombia, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, First Mexican Empire, 

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1808 — 1833 Spanish American wars of independence

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1521 Battle of Yecapixtla

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1812 Siege of Cuautla

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1911 Battle of Cuautla

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Reunión entre San Martin y Simón Bolívar

Monumento legión británica

Leonardo Infante

Juramento de la bandera del Ejército de los Andes

Francisco de Paula Santander (painting by José María Espinosa, 1853)

PronunciamientoRiego

Uniforme de Corneta - Guías de Bogotá (1823)

Uniforme de los batallones Cartagena y Alto Magdalena y Girardot y Tiradores de Mompós (1823)

José de San Martín hace jurar la bandera del Ejército Libertador al Batallón Numancia

Santiago map

• Deslinde de vivencias en la historia mexicana - scientific article published in July 1989, Q1321, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1521	Battle of Yecapixtla	Aztec Empire, Hispanic Monarchy, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Cuautla	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1911	Battle of Cuautla	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1808	Spanish American wars of independence	Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Spanish Empire, Gran Colombia, First Mexican Empire, war of national liberation, series of wars, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata	Wikidata
commons	image		Reunión entre San Martin y Simón Bolívar		Commons
commons	image		Monumento legión británica		Commons
commons	image		Leonardo Infante		Commons
commons	image		Juramento de la bandera del Ejército de los Andes		Commons
commons	image		Francisco de Paula Santander (painting by José María Espinosa, 1853)		Commons
commons	image		PronunciamientoRiego		Commons
commons	image		Uniforme de Corneta - Guías de Bogotá (1823)		Commons
commons	image		Uniforme de los batallones Cartagena y Alto Magdalena y Girardot y Tiradores de Mompós (1823)		Commons
commons	image		José de San Martín hace jurar la bandera del Ejército Libertador al Batallón Numancia		Commons
commons	image		Santiago map		Commons