Latin American independence movements

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anti-colonial struggle historical movement revolutionary movement

Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial struggle → historical movement → revolutionary movement →
conflictType	civil war → war of independence →
endTime	early 1830s → late 1820s →
goal	end of colonial mercantilist restrictions → establishment of sovereign nation-states → political independence from European colonial powers →
hasCause	creole discontent with colonial rule → political crisis in Spain → restrictions on trade → social and racial inequalities →
hasEffect	creation of multiple sovereign Latin American republics → dissolution of the Spanish Empire in the Americas → independence of Argentina → independence of Brazil → independence of Chile → independence of Gran Colombia → independence of Mexico → independence of Peru →
hasLeader	Antonio José de Sucre → Bernardo O'Higgins → Dom Pedro I of Brazil → Francisco de Miranda → Jean-Jacques Dessalines → José Gervasio Artigas → José María Morelos → José de San Martín → Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → Simón Bolívar → Toussaint Louverture →
hasPart	Argentine War of Independence → Bolivian War of Independence → Brazilian independence movement → Central American independence movement → Chilean War of Independence → Colombian War of Independence → Cuban independence movement → Dominican independence movement → Ecuadorian War of Independence → Haitian Revolution → Mexican War of Independence → Paraguayan independence movement → Peruvian War of Independence → Uruguayan independence process → Venezuelan War of Independence →
hasParticipant	criollos → enslaved Africans → free people of color → indigenous peoples → mestizos →
influencedBy	American Revolution → Bourbon Reforms → Enlightenment → French Revolution → Napoleonic Wars →
location	Empire of Brazil → Latin America → Portuguese America → Spanish America → Viceroyalty of New Granada → Viceroyalty of New Spain → Viceroyalty of Peru → Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata →
opposedTo	Portuguese Empire → Spanish Empire →
relatedConcept	Bolivarianism → Creole nationalism → Pan-Americanism →
result	creation of new constitutions → fragmentation of former Spanish viceroyalties → gradual abolition of slavery in many new states →
startTime	1808 →
timePeriod	early 19th century →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argentine War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Argentine War of Independence ("Latin American wars of independence") → Battle of Ayacucho ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Battle of Monte de las Cruces ("Latin American wars of independence") → Bolivian War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Central American independence movement ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Chilean War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Colombian War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Ecuadorian War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Ecuadorian War of Independence ("Latin American wars of independence") → First Government Junta of Chile ("Spanish American wars of independence") → First Republic of Venezuela ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Mexican War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Peruvian War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Venezuelan War of Independence ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	partOf
Antonio Nariño ("Latin American wars of independence") → Bernardo O'Higgins ("Latin American wars of independence") → Francisco de Miranda ("Latin American independence movement") → José Gervasio Artigas ("Latin American wars of independence") → José Gregorio Argomedo ("Latin American wars of independence") → José de San Martín ("Latin American wars of independence") →	movement
Bolivarianism ("Latin American independence wars") → Brazilian independence movement ("Spanish American wars of independence") → José de la Riva-Agüero ("Spanish American independence movements") → Paraguayan independence movement ("Latin American wars of independence") →	influencedBy
Francisco de Miranda ("Spanish American wars of independence") → José de la Riva-Agüero ("Latin American wars of independence") → José de la Serna e Hinojosa ("Latin American wars of independence") →	participatedIn
European colonization of the Americas ("Latin American wars of independence") → Spanish Empire ("Spanish American wars of independence") → Spanish colonization of the Americas ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	significantEvent
Battle of Ayacucho ("Latin American wars of independence") → United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	historicalEra
Gran Colombia ("Latin American wars of independence") → Second Government Junta of Chile ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	historicalPeriod
American Revolutionary era ("Latin American wars of independence") → United States Declaration of Independence →	influenced
Paraguayan independence movement ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	broaderContext
Francisco Javier de Elío ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	conflict
Viceroyalty of New Granada ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	dissolutionCause
José de la Riva-Agüero ("Age of Independence in Latin America") →	era
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	establishedDuring
Captaincy General of Venezuela ("Latin American wars of independence") →	event
Latin America ("Latin American wars of independence") →	hasHistoricalEvent
Spanish colonization of the Americas ("Spanish–American wars of independence") →	hasPart
Atlantic Revolutions ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	includesEvent
Upper Peru ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	involvedIn
Copa Libertadores ("Latin American independence leaders (Libertadores)") →	namedAfter
Spanish America ("Wars of Independence in Spanish America") →	notableEvent
Francisco de Miranda ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	notableFor
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata ("Spanish American wars of independence") →	officeAbolishedFollowing
Antonio José de Sucre ("Latin American wars of independence") →	participantIn
Latin American independence movements ("Creole nationalism") →	relatedConcept
Chilean War of Independence ("Latin American independence movement") →	relatedMovement
Independence Day (9 July) ("Latin American wars of independence") →	relatedTo
Battle of Monte de las Cruces ("Napoleonic era in Spanish America") →	timePeriod
Generalísimo ("Latin American wars of independence") →	usedInHistoricalContext