On December 9, 1824, troops led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeated the royalist army at the Battle of Ayacucho. For historians it was the decisive battle of Latin American liberation. After Ayacucho there were some small skirmishes and in one of them -the combat of Tumusla in Bolivian territo
His military experience on the peninsula, where he fought the French during the War of Independence, legitimized him to lead the rebels against the last bastion of Spain in South America, the Viceroyalty of Peru. The wars of independence in America were waged by the descendants of Spaniards, the Cre
The Brazil Discovery Day refers to the 22nd of April 1500, the date on which the Portuguese arrived in the lands that would later become Brazil. Although not a holiday , the day is part of the Brazilian civic and school calendar. Origin of the date of the discovery of Brazil The date of the disco
The Cabanage was an extremely violent popular uprising, which took place from 1835 to 1840, in the province of Grão-Pará. The rebellion aimed at the independence of the region. Historical Context In the years 1835-1840, the Empire of Brazil lived the regency period. Dom Pedro I had abdicated in