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.

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 and Uruguay Province Misiones Guaraníes of Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata 1813 October 12 Primera constitución 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 Captaincy General of Chile 1818 February 12 Chilean Declaration of Independence 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) 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

See also Hispanic America

Further reading John Lynch. The Spanish American Revolutions, 1808–1826 (2nd edition). New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1986.