- The battles of
Grand Colombia.
and
- The first country to be liberated in South America was
helped liberate
in
.
The governor was overthrown by
In 1817-1818 an army led by
and O'Higgins helped liberate
was elected their leader.
An army led by Simón Bolívar helped to liberate Peru by winning the battles of
and
Brazil's independence was declared by the
ruler in
During the 1800s, the last South American country to gain independence was