The Spanish American wars of independence were a series of conflicts that took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century. The struggles in both hemispheres began shortly after the
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Spanish regular and irregular forces fighting in the Somosierra Pass against a French invading army
Plaque remembering the help of British hunters in the Battle of Maipú, in Mendoza
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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 ush
Spanish American wars of independence
…The Spanish American wars of independence (Spanish: Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas) were a series of conflicts that took place across the Spanish Empire during the early 19th century. The struggles in both hemispheres began shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular War forming part of the broader…
The conquest of the Canary Islands (1402–1496)
The return of Columbus, 1493
Spanish colonial swords in the Museum of the Royal Houses
Crowns and kingdoms of the Catholic Monarchs in Europe (1500)