Central America declares independence

Name: Central America declares independence
Start: 1821
Location: Guatemala City

1821 · Guatemala City · Americas · Politics

Lands from Guatemala to Costa Rica break with Spain

Central America declares independence — Wikimedia Commons

On 15 September 1821 the Captaincy General of Guatemala declared independence from Spain. After a brief union with the Mexican Empire, five provinces formed the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823, but in 1838–1841 it broke up into Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

State: Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire

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