The Spanish American wars of independence were a series of conflicts that took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century. The struggles in both hemispheres began shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular War, part of the broader Napoleonic Wars, and were fought between Royalists, who favoured rule from a unitary Spanish monarchy, and Patriots, who supported autonomous constitutional monarchies or independent republics. Simon Bolivar was a leading figure of the wars, instituting a policy known as the war to the death during his Admirable Campaign in Venezuela. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Event DateThis is the start date; the wars ran to 29 September 1833. Death Toll, Low Estimate Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Jose de San Martin
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WikipediaBody section on the Admirable Campaign
In Venezuela during his Admirable Campaign, Simón Bolívar instituted a policy of a war to the death, in which royalist Spanish Americans would be purposely spared but even neutral Peninsulares would be killed, to drive a wedge between the two groups.
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25 September 1808
Spanish American wars of independence: Event Type
The Spanish American wars of independence (Spanish: Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas) were a series of conflicts across the Spanish Empire in the early 19th century.
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1,000,000 total dead, 600,000 in New Spain, 400,000 in Viceroyalty of New Granada, New Granada
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The Spanish American wars of independence (Spanish: Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas) were a series of conflicts across the Spanish Empire in the early 19th century. They began shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular War and formed part of the broader Napoleonic Wars.
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First, the Spanish Monarchy broke up, beginning in Spain in 1808 with the invasion by the French Empire, the Spanish uprising against the Bonapartes, the vacancy of the throne, and the emergence of juntas later replicated in America.
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A paradoxical figure, "the Liberator" freed nearly half of South America from the grip of Spanish imperialism, only to see his dreams of a Pan-American federation collapse once he claimed dictatorial powers.
Wikipedia: Jose de San Martin
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was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire
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