Spanish American wars of independence

republic in South and Central America from 1819 to 1831

1808–1833 armed conflicts in the Americas between Spain and independence movements

armed conflict between the United States, Cuba and Spain

armed conflict in Cuba between 1868 and 1878

thumb|A 1963 Spanish peseta coin with the image of [[Generalissimo Francisco Franco, and inscription Caudillo de España, por la Gracia de Dios (Spanish for "Caudillo of Spain, by the Grace of God")]] thumb|Juan Manuel de Rosas, c. 1841 by [[Cayetano Descalzi, the caudillo paradigm]] A caudillo ( , ; , from Latin , diminutive of caput "head") is a type of personalist leader wielding military and political power. No precise English translation exists for the term, though it is often used interchangeably with "military dictator", "warlord", "strongman", and "Generalissimo". The term is historical

Argentina's war against Spain for independence

1811–1824 war between Spanish Royalists and Patriot forces, which led to the Independence of Peru

1812–1827 war between patriots and royalists, which resulted in the ''de facto'' independence of Chile from the Spanish Crown

19th-century revival of the traditional Spanish parliament (cortes)

armed conflict in Bolivia between 1809 and 1825

armed conflict in Cuba between 1878 and 1880

1863–1865 war between the Dominican Republic and Spain

1821–1822 republic in the Caribbean Sea

armed conflict in Ecuador between 1820 and 1822

Latin American and European supporters of the various governing bodies of the Spanish Monarchy, during the Spanish American wars of independence (1808 to 1833)

meeting between Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín

Carlotism was a political movement that took place in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata between 1808 and 1812; it intended to make Carlota Joaquina, Infanta of Spain and Queen Consort of Portugal, its monarch.

Spanish field marshal and Captain General of Venezuela

1821 battle

Spanish Rebellion

emancipation process between 1810 and 1823 in Venezuela

1819 battle

Spanish Americans who rebelled against Spanish control during the Spanish American wars of independence

1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

part of the Spanish American wars of independence

1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

town-hall style meeting in Latin America

1821 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Military units of British mercenaries that participated in the Spanish-American wars of emancipation