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this region were Spanish, English and Portuguese colonies
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Guatemala began its struggle for independence in 1821 in the 19th century
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the riches of their lands had been plundered by the Europeans for 300 years
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the viceroyalty of New Spain, New Granada, Peru and Plata was announced
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the criollos were dissatisfied with continuing to attribute the Spanish crown
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In 1810 the war was fought over the unconformity of the criollos not to be able to have charges since only the children born in Spain could have political positions
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September 15, 1821, Guatemala declares itself independent
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the countries became independent of the Spanish crown
