Timeline: Latin American Independence

Jul 24, 1783

Simon Bolívar is born.

http://www.historytoday.com/john-lynch/simon-bolivar-and-spanish-revolutions

Period: Jan 1, 1791 to Dec 31, 1791

Massive slave revolt in the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Latin-America/The-independence-of-Latin-America

Period: Jan 1, 1795 to Dec 31, 1795

Spanish Crown enters into alliance with France.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Latin-America/The-independence-of-Latin-America

Period: Jan 1, 1797 to Dec 31, 1797

A group of Venezuelan Creoles boldly proclaimed their country an independent republic.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Venezuela/The-independence-movement

Feb 16, 1808

French Invasion of Spain

The French Army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, invade Spain beginning the Peninsular War. This effectively weakened Spain's resources and contributed to the revolutions in South America. https://www.britannica.com/place/Colombia/Revolution-and-independence

Period: Jan 1, 1813 to Dec 31, 1813

Bolívar returns to Venezuela with a new army, thier new motto, “Guerra a muerte” (“War to the death”).

https://www.britannica.com/place/Latin-America/The-independence-of-Latin-America

Period: Jan 1, 1815 to Dec 31, 1815

Ferdinand VII reconquers Venezuela and most of New Granada.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Latin-America/The-independence-of-Latin-America

Sep 6, 1815

Simon Bolívar's most famous writing, "Jamaica Letter".

http://faculty.smu.edu/bakewell/bakewell/texts/jamaica-letter.html

Dec 17, 1819

Republic of Gran Colombia Proclaimed

The Republic of Gran Colombia, with its capital at Bogotá, was proclaimed on December 17, 1819, with Bolívar as president. On June 24, 1821, Bolívar’s troops, reinforced by llanero cavalry under General José Antonio Páez, defeated the main royalist army at the Battle of Carabobo https://www.britannica.com/place/Venezuela/The-independence-movement