Latin America Independence

Independence of Ecuador- Quito

Aug 10, 1809

First Call for the Independence of Quito.
Quito 1st in the history of Spanish America to proclaim the independence.
This revolution was led by a group of doctors, Marquises and Creoles residing in the city of Quito, installed in power under the administration of Quito.

Independence of Argentina

May 18, 1810

Buenos Aires = 3 failed attempts.

Independence of Ecuador- Quito

Aug 2, 1810

There was a massacre in which a group of patriots stormed the Real Cuartel de Lima de Quito, they left with the intention of freeing the people who had participated in the previous year in the First Autonomous Government Board of Quito, but when the Alama the soldiers killed the detainees, and there was a massacre between the royalist troops and citizens.

Independence of Chile

Sep 18, 1810

First Junta.

Independence of Paraguay

May 15, 1811

Assumption of Spontaneous Revolution set Paraguay free, because a civic-military action was carried out, and the government was left in charge of two people, Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez (France) and Juan de Zeballos.

Independence of Chile

Oct 2, 1814

Battle of Rancagua.
Royalist victory in Rancagua.
O'Higgins escaped to Mendoza Argentina.

Independence Chile

Feb 12, 1817

O'Higgins and San Martín created the
Army of the Andes, later they crossed the Andes mountain range, and the Battle of Chacabuco occurred.

Independence of Chile

Feb 12, 1818

Proclamation of the Independence of Chile

Independence of Chile

Apr 5, 1818

Battle of Maipú
And this battle was definitive to achieve the independence of Chile and consolidate the freedom of the American peoples.
It was a confrontation that took place in the sector known as Cerrillos del Maipo, during which the patriotic forces of the United Army of Liberation of Chile clashed under the command of Captain General José de San Martín, against the Royal Army of Chile at the command of General Mariano Osorio.

Independence of Peru

1820

San Martín leaves Chile.

Independence of Argentina

Feb 1, 1820

The battle of Cepeda occurred between the State of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation, the confrontation lasted 10 minutes and the Argentine Confederation was victorious.

Independence of Ecuador- Guayaquil

Oct 9, 1820

The independence of Guayaquil was a process of independence with the purpose of breaking colonial ties that existed between the territory of the Province of Guayaquil and the Spanish Empire.

Independence of Peru

Jul 5, 1821

San Martín arrives to Lima.

Independence of Peru

Jul 28, 1821

San Martín declares the Independence.

Independence of Ecuador- Pichincha (Quito)

May 24, 1822

Pichincha Battle
The battle of Pichincha was carried out between the patriotic forces commanded by Antonio José de Sucre and the royalist troops led by Melchor Aymerich, the confrontation took place on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano (Quito), Sucre had taken his troops from Guayaquil to Quito, with the objective of expelling the Spanish from this city.
The patriot victory Pichincha allowed the liberation of Quito.

Independence of Peru

Dec 9, 1824

Battle of Junin and the Battle of Ayacucho.
The battle took place in the Pampa de Quinua in Ayacucho.

Independence of Peru

Dec 9, 1824

Peru obtained the victory of the battle.

Independence of Uruguay

Oct 25, 1825

Uruguay entered in a war with Brazil.

Independence of Uruguay

Aug 28, 1828

Uruguay, Final victory.

Independence of Cuba

Oct 10, 1868

Scream of Yara.
First War of Independence called Ten Years War or Big War.
Jose Martí organizes the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

Independence of Cuba

Feb 15, 1898

The US declares war on Spain.

Independence of Cuba

1899

Cuba proclaimed its Independence.

Independence of Cuba

May 20, 1902

Finally Cuba achieves its independence from Spain.