Peruvian War of Independence

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The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of early 19th-century military and political struggles that ended Spanish colonial rule in Peru and contributed to the broader liberation of South America.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
revolutionary war
war of independence
belligerent Gran Colombia
Patriot forces of Peru
Royalist forces
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
cause Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Spanish Bourbon Reforms
crisis of the Spanish monarchy
influence of Enlightenment ideas
commander Antonio José de Sucre
Joaquín de la Pezuela
José de San Martín
José de la Serna
Simón Bolívar
country Peru
declarationOfIndependenceDate 1821-07-28
declarationOfIndependencePlace Lima
endDate 1826
hasEffect creation of the Republic of Peru
decline of Spanish power in South America
redistribution of political power in Peru
keyFigure Antonio José de Sucre
José Bernardo de Tagle
José de San Martín
José de la Riva-Agüero
José de la Serna
Simón Bolívar
Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela
language Spanish
location Ayacucho
Callao
Junín
Lima
Upper Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru
opponent Spanish Empire
Viceroyalty of Peru
partOf Spanish American wars of independence
result Peruvian independence
end of Spanish colonial rule in Peru
significantEvent Battle of Ayacucho
Battle of Junín
Battle of Pichincha
Expedition of the Liberating Army of Peru
Proclamation of Independence of Peru
Siege of Callao
startDate 1811
treaty Capitulation of Ayacucho
Treaty of Córdoba (indirect influence)


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