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Padre Miguel rang the bell called "The Cry of Dolores" on 09/16/1810.
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The congress of Venezuela declared the nation's independence on 5 July 1811, and later wrote a constitution for it.
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Hidalgo himself was later executed by a firing squad on July 30, 1811.
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On 12 July 1821, after seizing partial control of Lima, San Martín was appointed Protector of Peru.
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13 May 1822, accepted the title of Perpetual Defender offered by the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro.
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On July 26th, 1822 San Martin met with Simon Bolivar in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Brazil officially declared their indepence.
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With unified revolutionary forces, Bolivar's army went on to defeat the Spanish at the Battle of Ayacucho (Peru) .
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Unable to deal with problems in both Brazil and Portugal simultaneously, on 7 April 1831 Pedro I abdicated in favor of his son Dom Pedro II, and sailed for Europe.
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Pedro I died of tuberculosis on 24 September 1834, just a few months after he and the liberals had emerged victorious.