Latin America Independence process timeline

  • Period: to

    Independence of Ecuador

    The first autonomous government was an administrative government established in the territory of the Presidential Palace in Quito as a result of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon, and its revolutionary process lasted until 1812. On August 10, 1809, after the overthrow of Manuel Ruiz Uriès de Castilla Pujadas, president of the Royal Audience of Quito, Ruiz de The first count of Castilla was formed by a group of rebels who formed the Provisional Government Commission.
  • Period: to

    First Venezuelan government board

    The revolution of April 19, 1810, marked the beginning of the struggle for the independence of Venezuela and Spanish rule. The governor of Venezuela, Vicente Emparan, was dismissed by the Council of Caracas and gave way to the Supreme Council of Caracas, the first form of autonomy, and the law of April 19, 1810 was also signed to Fernando VII (Fernando VII) deposed to the King of Spain and disobeyed José I.
  • Period: to

    first board of the government of Argentina

    The week of May begins 7 days before May 25, the day on which the Revolution that liberated the provinces of the Río de la Plata from the viceregal authority and the Spanish crown is remembered.
  • Period: to

    Cry of Independence of Colombia

    July 20 is one of the most important days in the history of the country since on this date is celebrated the Independence Day of Colombia, which commemorates the signing of the Act of the Revolution in 1810, so in this 2020 It is 210 years since the United States Congress of Colombia, the name that the nation had at that time, officially decreed it, in 1873, as the anniversary of the proclamation of national independence.
  • Period: to

    Mexico's independence

    The Independence of Mexico was a process of political and social revolution, began on September 16, 1810 with the well-known cry of Dolores and the uprising in arms of the indigenous inhabitants and peasants of the town called by the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and culminated in the September 27, 1821
  • Period: to

    Chile's first government board

    On September 18, the establishment of the first National Government Board is commemorated in 1810. This event marks a precedent for Chile, then a colony of Spain, to start the road to definitive Independence.
  • Period: to

    Cry of Asencio in Uruguay

    El Grito de Asencio or the Admirable Alarm was the decision taken by Creoles of the Banda Oriental on February 28, 1811 on the banks of the Asencio stream, to undertake the first revolutionary actions against the Spanish royalist authorities of Montevideo, adhering to the Junta from Buenos Aires.
  • Period: to

    The Revolution of May 1811 in Paraguay

    The Revolution of May 1811 was a bloodless civil military operation carried out in Asunción, Paraguay from May 14 to 15, 1811. Two colleagues participated in this military operation, Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia and Juan Valeriano de Zeballos.
  • Period: to

    Act of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela

    The "Law of Independence" of Venezuela is a document drawn up and signed since July 5, 1811. It includes representatives from seven provinces in ten states.
  • Period: to

    Declaration of independence of Argentina

    The Declaration of Independence of Argentina was a decision taken on Tuesday, July 9, 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán, by which it declared the formal rupture of the ties of political dependence of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata with the Spanish monarchy. .
  • Period: to

    Chilean Independence Act

    The Act of Independence of Chile is the document by which Chile solemnly declared its independence from the Spanish Monarchy. It was dated in the city of Concepción on January , 1818, and approved and signed by the supreme director Bernardo O'Higgins in Talca on the following February .
  • Period: to

    Colombia's decisive independence victory

    The Battle of the Boyacá Bridge was the most important confrontation of the Colombian war of independence that guaranteed the success of the New Granada Liberation Campaign. This event took place on August 7, 1819 at the Teatinos river crossing, near Tunja.
  • Period: to

    Official independence of Ecuador

    It is on December 17, 1819 in Angostura (current Ciudad Bolívar), when Gran Colombia was born, initially formed by Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia, and to which Panama will voluntarily join after becoming independent from Spain after 320 years of colonialism. signing a non-aggression pact.
  • Period: to

    Independence of the Peruvian North

    On November 10, San Martín entered Hua Qiao. On December 2, the royalist camp Numancia surrendered and joined the forces of Arenale, who returned from battle to the central highlands and met again with San Martín in the Little North. On December 27, 1820, Lambayek declared its independence.
  • Period: to

    Panama independence

    The independence of Panama was a process of liberation that took place between November 10 and 28, 1821. Panama broke the colonial connection between its territory and the Spanish Empire, ending 321 years of colonial life.
  • Period: to

    Act of Independence of the Mexican Empire

    The Act of Independence of the Mexican Empire is the document by which the Mexican Empire declared its independence from the Spanish Empire.
  • Period: to

    Bolivian independence

    The Bolivian War of Independence took place in its territory from 1809 to 1825. In this conflict, the Bolivian patriots fought against the Spanish royalists. The Patriots won and achieved the independence of Bolivia.
  • Period: to

    Independence of the Dominican Republic

    The Dominican War of Independence is a historical process that began when the Dominican Republic was proclaimed and separated from Haiti in February 1844.
  • Period: to

    Act of the Independence of Paraguay

    The Act of the Independence of Paraguay was the document by which the Congress of the Republic of Paraguay publicly and unequivocally proclaimed its independence on November 25, 1842.
  • Period: to

    independence of cuba

    The Cuban War of Independence is the name by which the last Cuban war of independence is known against the Spanish Empire, in addition to the last of those carried out in the American continent