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| 1810 |
| | | Simón Bolívar, a young officer in Caracas, takes part in a coup which wins control of Venezuela from the Spanish | |
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| 1810 |
| | | After a public meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentinians set up an autonomous local government in opposition to Spanish forces | |
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| 1810 |
| | | José Gervasio Artigas lays siege to the Spanish forces in Montevideo, beginning Uruguay's long struggle for independence | |
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| 1810 |
| | | The citizens of Bogotá expel the local Spanish officials and declare their loyalty to the deposed Ferdinand VII | |
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| 1810 |
| | | Chile begins four years of untroubled independence, ruled by a junta introducing liberal reforms | |
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| 1811 |
| | | The citizens of Bogotá declare the independence of the province of Colombia | |
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| 1811 |
| | | The colonists of Paraguay throw out their Spanish governor and declare independence | |
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| 1812 |
| | | The Spanish authorities recover control of Venezuela, ending the region's first brief spell of independence | |
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| 1813 |
| | | Simon Bolívar publishes the Manisfesto de Cartagena, calling on the citizens of New Granada to unite and expel the Spaniards | |
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| 1813 |
| | | Bolívar defeats the Spanish forces in Venezuela and is welcomed in Caracas as the Liberator | |
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