The term "Patriots" is used to refer to supporters of Spanish American independence and of their governments that emerged during the revolutions between 1808 and 1825.
Congress and independence declarations
| Spanish Dominions | Year | Date | Independence declarations | Country |
| Captaincy General of Venezuela | 1811 | July 5 | Acta de la Declaración de Independencia de Venezuela, First Republic of Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Viceroyalty of New Granada | 1811 | July 15 | First Republic of New Granada, Constitución de Cundinamarca, United Provinces of New Granada | Colombia |
| Viceroyalty of New Granada | 1811 | September 11 | Independencia de Cartagena, Estado Libre de Cartagena | Colombia |
| Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata | 1813 | January 31 | Asamblea General Constituyente del Año 1813 Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata | Argentina and Uruguay |
| Province Misiones Guaraníes of Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata | 1813 | October 12 | Primera constitución Paraguay | Paraguay |
| Viceroyalty of New Spain | 1813 | September 13 | Acta Solemne de la Declaración de Independencia de la América Septentrional, Congress of Chilpancingo | Mexico |
| Province Montevideo of Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata | 1815 | Jun 29 | Congreso de Oriente, Liga Federal | Uruguay |
| Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata | 1816 | Jun 29 | Argentine Declaration of Independence, Congress of Tucumán | Argentina |
| Captaincy General of Chile | 1818 | February 12 | Chilean Declaration of Independence | Chile |
| Viceroyalty of New Granada and Captaincy General of Venezuela | 1819 | December 17 | Congress of Cúcuta, Gran Colombia | Gran Colombia |
| Province of Guayaquil of Viceroyalty of Peru | 1820 | November 8 | Independencia de Guayaquil | Free Province of Guayaquil, Annexed by Gran Colombia |
| Viceroyalty of Peru | 1821 | July 28 | Declaración de Independencia, Constituent Congress of Peru (1822) | Peru |
| Captaincy General of Guatemala | 1821 | September 15 | Act of Independence of Central America | Federal Republic of Central America |
| Province of New Spain (Mexico) | 1821 | September 28 | Declaration of Independence of the First Mexican Empire, Junta Provisional Gubernativa | Mexico |
| Provincia del Istmo and Provincia de Veragua of Viceroyalty of New Granada | 1821 | November 28 | Independence Act of Panama | , Panama part of Gran Colombia |
| Province of Charcas of Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata | 1825 | August 6 | Bolivian Declaration of Independence, Asamblea General de Diputados de las Provincias del Alto Perú | Bolivia |
See also
Further reading
- John Lynch. The Spanish American Revolutions, 1808–1826 (2nd edition). New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1986. ISBN 0-393-95537-0