Paraguayan independence movement

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historical event independence movement political movement

The Paraguayan independence movement was the early 19th-century struggle in which Paraguayans broke from Spanish colonial rule to establish an autonomous nation.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Paraguayan Revolution of 1811	0	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → independence movement → political movement →
broaderContext	Latin American independence movements → surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
commemoratedBy	Paraguay Independence Day →
commemorationDate	May 14 → May 15 →
country	Paraguay →
culminationDate	1811-05-14 → 1811-05-15 →
distinctFrom	Argentine War of Independence →
followedBy	consolidation of the Republic of Paraguay → formation of the Paraguayan junta of 1811 →
goal	independence from Spain → political autonomy →
hasCause	creole dissatisfaction with colonial trade restrictions → desire for local self-government → weakening of Spanish authority in the Americas →
influencedBy	Latin American independence movements → surface form: Latin American wars of independence Napoleonic invasion of Spain → crisis of the Spanish monarchy →
keyEvent	overthrow of Governor Bernardo de Velasco →
keyEventDate	1811-05-14 → 1811-05-15 →
language	Guaraní → Spanish →
ledTo	creation of the Supreme Junta of Paraguay → international recognition of Paraguay as a sovereign state →
location	Asunción →
opponent	Spanish Empire → colonial authorities in Asunción →
opposedTo	Spanish colonial rule →
participant	Fulgencio Yegros → José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia → Juan Valeriano Zeballos → Mauricio José Troche → Pedro Juan Caballero →
politicalIdeology	creole nationalism → republicanism →
precededBy	Spanish colonial rule in Paraguay →
region	Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata →
relatedTo	Cabildo Abierto of 22 May 1810 → surface form: May Revolution in Buenos Aires
result	end of Spanish colonial administration in Paraguay → independence of Paraguay →
significantEvent	Paraguayan independence movement self-linksurface differs → surface form: Paraguayan Revolution of 1811
startDate	1810 →
territorialScope	Governorate of Paraguay → surface form: Province of Paraguay

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata → event → Paraguayan independence movement →

Paraguayan independence movement → significantEvent → Paraguayan independence movement self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Paraguayan Revolution of 1811