Central American independence movement

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The Central American independence movement was a regional struggle in the early 19th century through which the provinces of Central America broke from Spanish colonial rule and briefly formed a unified federation before evolving into separate nation-states.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-colonial struggle
historical event
independence movement
cause creole discontent with Spanish colonial administration
desire for political autonomy
economic restrictions imposed by Spain
influence of liberal and republican ideas
commemoratedOn September 15
countryInvolved Chiapas
Costa Rica
El Salvador NERFINISHED
Guatemala NERFINISHED
Honduras NERFINISHED
Los Altos
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
endTime 1823
followedBy Federal Republic of Central America
hasCapitalDuringProcess Guatemala City
hasDocument Act of Independence of Central America
hasKeyDate 1821-09-15
hasLeader Dionisio de Herrera
Gabriel de la Mora
José Cecilio del Valle
José Francisco Morazán Quezada
José Matías Delgado
Juan Mora Fernández
Manuel José Arce
Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol
Pedro Molina Mazariegos
hasParticipant criollo elites
indigenous communities
mestizo populations
influencedBy American Revolution
Enlightenment ideas
French Revolution
Haitian Revolution
languageUsed Spanish
legacy national independence days in Central American countries
locatedIn Central America
opposedTo Spanish Empire
Spanish colonial rule
partOf Spanish American wars of independence
religionContext Roman Catholicism
result dissolution of Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala
emergence of separate Central American nation-states
formation of the Federal Republic of Central America
independence from Spain
significantEvent Act of Independence of Central America
startTime early 19th century

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Latin American independence movements
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