Latin American independence movements

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anti-colonial struggle historical movement revolutionary movement

Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish American wars of independence	195
Latin American wars of independence	159
Latin American independence movement	9
South American wars of independence	8
Latin American independence movements canonical	5
Spanish–American wars of independence	2
Wars of Independence in Spanish America	2
Age of Independence in Latin America	1
Bolivarian campaigns of independence	1
Creole nationalism	1
Cuban independence movement	1
Guerras de Independencia Hispanoamericanas	1
Guerras de independencia hispanoamericanas	1
Juntas movement in Spanish America	1
Latin American independence era	1
Latin American independence forces	1
Latin American independence leaders (Libertadores)	1
Latin American independence wars	1
Napoleonic era in Spanish America	1
South American independence movement	1
Spanish American independence movements	1
Wars of Independence in northern South America	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Latin American independence movements
Context triple: [United States Declaration of Independence, influenced, Latin American independence movements]

A. Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
B. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
C. Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
D. French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
E. Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Latin American independence movements
Target entity description: Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.

A. Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
B. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
C. Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War was a protracted 16th–17th century conflict in which the Dutch provinces fought for and ultimately secured independence from Spanish rule, laying the foundations of the Dutch Republic.
D. Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) was a brutal conflict between Republican and Nationalist forces in Spain that became a testing ground for foreign powers and a prelude to World War II.
E. French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial struggle ⓘ historical movement ⓘ revolutionary movement ⓘ
conflictType	civil war ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
endTime	early 1830s ⓘ late 1820s ⓘ
goal	end of colonial mercantilist restrictions ⓘ establishment of sovereign nation-states ⓘ political independence from European colonial powers ⓘ
hasCause	creole discontent with colonial rule ⓘ political crisis in Spain ⓘ restrictions on trade ⓘ social and racial inequalities ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of multiple sovereign Latin American republics ⓘ dissolution of the Spanish Empire in the Americas ⓘ independence of Argentina ⓘ independence of Brazil ⓘ independence of Chile ⓘ independence of Gran Colombia ⓘ independence of Mexico ⓘ independence of Peru ⓘ
hasLeader	Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ Dom Pedro I of Brazil ⓘ Francisco de Miranda ⓘ Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ José María Morelos ⓘ linked to: José María Morelos y Pavón José de San Martín ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ Toussaint Louverture ⓘ
hasPart	Argentine War of Independence ⓘ Bolivian War of Independence ⓘ Brazilian independence movement ⓘ Central American independence movement ⓘ Chilean War of Independence ⓘ Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Cuban independence movement ⓘ Dominican independence movement ⓘ Ecuadorian War of Independence ⓘ Haitian Revolution ⓘ Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Paraguayan independence movement ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ Uruguayan independence process ⓘ Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ
hasParticipant	criollos ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ free people of color ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ mestizos ⓘ
influencedBy	American Revolution ⓘ linked to: American Revolutionary War Bourbon Reforms ⓘ Enlightenment ⓘ linked to: Age of Enlightenment French Revolution ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
location	Empire of Brazil ⓘ linked to: Portuguese Empire Latin America ⓘ Portuguese America ⓘ linked to: Portuguese Empire Spanish America ⓘ linked to: Latin America Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
opposedTo	Portuguese Empire ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
relatedConcept	Bolivarianism ⓘ Creole nationalism ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements Pan-Americanism ⓘ
result	creation of new constitutions ⓘ fragmentation of former Spanish viceroyalties ⓘ gradual abolition of slavery in many new states ⓘ
startTime	1808 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (395)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Declaration of Independence → influenced → Latin American independence movements ⓘ

subject linked to: American Declaration of Independence

Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ