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The Captaincy General of Guatemala declares independence from Spain.
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Captaincy General of Guatemala
1609–1821 Spanish colony in Central America
The Captaincy General of Guatemala, also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala, was an administrative division of the Spanish Empire, under the viceroyalty of New Spain in Central America, including present-day Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Mexican…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Act of Independence of Central America
1821 declaration of Guatemalan independence from the Spanish Empire
The Act of Independence of Central America, also known as the Act of Independence of Guatemala, is the legal document by which the Provincial Council of the Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire and invited the other…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Colonial empire between 1492 and 1976
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, controlling…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)