List of countries that have gained independence from Spain: Difference between revisions

No Country Modern state Pre-independence name

(if different)

Date year note 1 Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves  Portugal Iberian Union 1 December 1640 Treaty of Lisbon 2 Dutch Formosa Taiwan Spanish Formosa ? 1642 It was ceded to the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years’ War. 3  Dutch Republic  Netherlands Spanish Netherlands part of Holy Roman Empire 30 January 1648 Peace of Münster^[3] 4 Austrian Netherlands part of Holy Roman Empire  Luxembourg Spanish Netherlands part of Holy Roman Empire 7 March 1714 Treaty of Rastatt 5 Austrian Netherlands part of Holy Roman Empire  Belgium Spanish Netherlands part of Holy Roman Empire 7 March 1714 Treaty of Rastatt 6 Kingdom of Naples (Ruled by the Austrian monarchy) Kingdom of Naples

(Spanish viceroyalty) Spanish Empire

7 March 1714 Treaty of Rastatt 7  Sardinia  Sardinia part of  Italy Kingdom of Sardinia part of Spanish Empire 8 August 1720 Philip V’s viceroy handed Sardinia over to an Austrian representative, who in turn transferred it to the viceroy of Victor Amadeus 8 Saint-Domingue Haiti Captaincy General of Santo Domingo ? 1795 Peace of Basel, ceded eastern portion to France 9 21 March 1801 Treaty of Aranjuez 10 Republic of West Florida 26 September 1810 officially the State of Florida, was a short-lived republic in the western region of Spanish West Florida in 1810. It was annexed and occupied by the United States later in 1810 11 First Republic of Paraguay Paraguay Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 14 May 1811 May Revolution part of Spanish American wars of independence 12 First Republic of Venezuela Venezuela Captaincy General of Venezuela 5 July 1811 Venezuelan wars of independence 13 Uruguay Uruguay Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ? 1811 Uruguay gained independence from Spain, was annexed by the Empire of Brazil, then regained independence in 1825. 14 United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Argentina Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 9 July 1816 Argentine wars of independence 15 State of Chile  Chile Captaincy General of Chile 12 February 1818 Chilean wars of independence 16 Gran Colombia Colombia Viceroyalty of New Granada 17 December 1819 Bolívar’s campaign to liberate New Granada 17 Protectorate of Peru Peru Viceroyalty of Peru 28 July 1821 Peruvian War of Independence 18 First Mexican Empire Mexico New Spain 15 September 1821 Mexican War of Independence 19  Costa Rica 15 September 1821 Costa Rica part of 1st Mexican Empire. Then later got independence and creation of Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Then later dissolved in 1841 creation of Costra Rica. 20 El Salvador 15 September 1821 El Salvador part of 1st Mexican Empire. Then later got independence and creation of Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Then later dissolved in 1841 creation of El Salvador. 21 Guatemala

Belize

15 September 1821 Guatemala part of 1st Mexican Empire. Then later got independence and creation of Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Then later dissolved in 1841 creation of Guatemala. late British annexed north-east Guatemala and made colony of British Honduras 22 Honduras 15 September 1821 Honduras part of 1st Mexican Empire. Then later got independence and creation of Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Then later dissolved in 1841 creation of Honduras. 23 Nicaragua 15 September 1821 Nicaragua part of 1st Mexican Empire. Then later got independence and creation of Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. Then later dissolved in 1841 creation of Nicaragua. 24 Panama Panama Viceroyalty of New Granada 28 November 1821 Independence of Panama (Bloodless revolution) 25 Ecuador Ecuador Viceroyalty of New Granada 24 May 1822 Ecuadorian War of Independence 26 Bolivian Republic Bolivia Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 6 August 1825 Bolivia war of independence 27 Second Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Captaincy General of Santo Domingo

(Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic)

15 July 1865 Spain ceded the island to France in the Peace of Basel. Spain recaptured the eastern portion of Santo Domingo 1809-1821 (the España Boba period). The Republic of Spanish Haiti gained independence from Spain in 1821, was occupied by Haiti, then gained independence as the First Dominican Republic; reoccupied by Spain 1861-1865, the Second Dominican Republic gained independence but was occupied by the United States 1916-1924. The Third Dominican Republic followed the U.S. occupation. 28 Cuba Cuba Captaincy General of Cuba 10 October 1898 Prior to its independence from Spain, the United States occupied the island until the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1898), which ended the Spanish–American War). The U.S. Armed Forces left the island in 1902. 29 First Philippine Republic Philippines Captaincy General of Philippines 12 June 1898 The Philippines gained its independence from Spain. But United States occupied Philippines (USA and Spain had signed the Treaty of Paris in 1898. Spain give the Philippines to USA to end the Spanish-American war). The Empire of Japan then occupied Philippines during the Second World War before surrendering, after which point the US took control of the Philippines. The Philippines gained independence from the US in 1946 and established the Third Republic of the Philippines 30 German New Guinea Spanish East Indies 11 February 1899 Spain sold other smaller islands to Germany in the German–Spanish Treaty 30 11 April 1899 Treaty of Paris (1898) 31 Morocco Spanish protectorate in Morocco 7 April 1956 Decolonisation of Africa 32 Equatorial Guinea Spanish Guinea 12 October 1968 Decolonisation of Africa 33 Ifni 30 June 1969 Decolonisation of Africa 34 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Spanish Sahara 26 February 1976 Decolonisation of Africa