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1793 and 1802
François Dominique Toussaint-Louverture made a slave revolt on the French side of Hispaniola island, he faced the Spanish, English and French until they captured him and he died in France. -
Haití independence
In 1804, he declared the independence of Haiti. After all, it was the second independent country in America, which was led by blacks. -
1808
On May 5, 1808, Napoleon imprisoned Carlos IV and his son 1Fernando VII. Then he appointed José Bonaparte, King of Spain. -
Massacre of patriots
On August 2, 1810, 300 patriots and citizens were assassinated, which shocked all of America. -
1810
The first Junta of Buenos Aires 05-251810 organized three military campaigns to subdue the Spanish forces, but they were unsuccessful. -
1811
The reaction of the Spanish led to the polarization of positions and the Creole elites multiplied, since 1811, the proclamation of independence. The military reaction of the colonial authorities was immediate. -
Colonel José Artigas commands the revolutionary troops
Colonel José Artigas commanded the revolutionary troops that
He defeated the royalists in the Battle of Las Piedras on 05-18-1811 and besieged the walled Montevideo. -
1813
In 1813, Simón Bolívar liberated Mérida and Caracas in the so-called
An admirable campaign, cities that gave him the title of Liberator. -
1816
Another federalist initiative was led by General José de San Martín, who promoted the Congress of Tucumán, founded the United Provinces of South America 07-09-1816. -
1817
In 1817, Bolívar, Piar, Páez, and other Venezuelan leaders reactivated the war. Bolívar faced and defeated Morillo in Calabozo, however Morillo counterattacked and defeated Bolívar. Then Bolívar crossed the Andes and defeated the royalists in the battle of Pantano de Vargas. -
Independence Chile
Bernardo O'Higgins declares Chile on January 1, 1818, independent of the Spanish empire. -
1819
On July 25, 1819, the independence of New Granada was sealed.
One more year of skirmishes and Morillo and Bolívar sign the War
Regularization Treaty, which ends the "War to the Death" period. -
1820
O'Higgins landed in Pisco on 09-08-1820, and forced the army to withdraw towards the mountain range. -
Mexico Independence
In 1821 Mexico declared its independence by some conservative Creoles, but only when Antonio López de Santa Ana was proclaimed president of the republic, even so, Spain only recognized Mexicans as independence in 1833. -
Antonio Jose de Sucre and his Triumph
The arrival of the patriot army commanded by Antonio José de Sucre, and his triumph in Pichincha 05-24-1822, which ended
the Independence of Gran Colombia. -
1822
Bolívar also defeated the royalist pastures in the battle of
Bomboná, and triumphantly entered Quito on 06-16-1822. -
1824
Bolívar and Sucre defeated the Spanish army in battle. From Junín 08-06-1824. Four months later, while Bolívar had gone to Lima to receive a new contingent of troops, Sucre was forced to fight and destroy the last stronghold of the Spanish army at the Battle of Ayacucho, which ended Spanish rule in South America. -
Uruguay Independence
On August 25, 1825 Uruguay declared its independence from the Empire of Brazil and again became part of the United Provinces of the Rio de Plata. -
1868
On September 23, 1868, Puerto Rico launched the Lares cry against Spain, but the rebellion crushed and continued within the United States system. -
1898
In 1898, after the explosion of the battleship Maine in the port of Havana declares war on Spain. -
Independence Cuba
The US intervention precipitated the Spanish into defeat and Cuba proclaimed its independence in 1899, although it suffered
the American occupation.
