Spain's American colonies take advantage of the…

1816 CE to 1827 CE

Spain's American colonies take advantage of the postwar chaos to proclaim their independence, and most established republican governments.

By 1825 only Cuba and Puerto Rico will remain under the Spanish flag in the New World.

When Ferdinand is restored to the throne in Madrid, he expends wealth and manpower in a vain effort to reassert control over the colonies.

The move is unpopular among liberal officers assigned to the American war.

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Madrid Madrid Spain View →

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Ferdinand VII of Spain View →

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Puerto Rico (Spanish Colony) View → Spaniards (Latins) View → Cuba (Spanish Colony) View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Spanish American wars of independence View → Reconquista (Spanish America) View → Spanish reconquest of New Granada View → Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico View →

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