Libertadores

revolutionary, Liberalism, caudillo, guayaquil, criollo, José Bonifácio…SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence
Libertadores refers to the leaders of the revolutions which gained the nations of Latin America independence from Spain and Portugal. They were...
Francisco de Miranda

Francisco de Miranda

male, deceased (1816)
SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, Spanish America, Central University of Venezuela alumni, General, politician, revolution…Military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars, Spanish American colonies
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez was a Venezuelan revolutionary whose own plan for the independence of the Spanish American colonies fa...

Daniel Florencio O'Leary

male, deceased (1854)
cork, Bolivar's War, Napoleonic Wars, Aide-de-Camp, General, SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence
Daniel Florence O'Leary was a military general and aide-de-camp under Simón Bolívar. He was born in 89/90 Barrack Street,Cork in Ireland, his fa...

José Miguel Pey de Andrade

male, deceased (1838)
Roman Catholic, vice president, colombian, Vice-president of Colombia, SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, statesman…President of Greater Colombia, independence movement from Spain, President of Colombia, New Kingdom of Granada
José Miguel Pey y García de Andrade was a Colombian statesman and soldier and a leader of the independence movement from Spain. He is considered th...

José Fernando De Abascal Y Sousa

male, deceased (1821)
Oviedo, military officer, officer, spanish, General, souza…SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence
José Fernando Abascal y Sousa, marqués de la Concordia (sometimes spelled "Souza") (June 3, 1743, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain-June 30, 1821, Madrid) wa...
Juan Gregorio de las Heras

Juan Gregorio de las Heras

male, deceased (1866)
Argentine military, Santiago, Chile, mendoza, Argentine military personnel, Buenos Aires Province, From Buenos Aires…provinces of Argentina, British invasions of the Río de la Plata, SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, Army of the Andes, Disaster of Rancagua
Juan Gregorio de las Heras was an Argentine military who took part in the South American Wars of Independence and was also a governor of the...

José María Melo

male, deceased (1860)
Mexican, colombian, General, President of Colombia, Executed military personnel, Native South American…SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, War of the Reform, presidency of Colombia
José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz was a Colombian general and politician of Pijao ancestry, who fought in the South American wars of independence, an...

José Prudencio Padilla

male
admiral, spanish, SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, Bolivar's War, Riohacha
Admiral José Prudencio Padilla (Born 19 March, 1784 in Riohacha, Colombia - 2 February 1828) was a famous military leader who fought in the B...
Rafael del Riego

Rafael del Riego

male, deceased (1823)
French, University Of Oviedo, Asturian, Spanish Civil War, 1820-1823, Ferdinand VII, German states…SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, South American resistance movements, Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros, Spanish War of Independence, Battle of Espinosa
Rafael del Riego y Nuñez was a Spanish general and liberal politician. Del Riego was born on 9 April 1784 (according to other sources 24 November 1...

Louis-Michel Aury

male, deceased (1821)
French, privateer, pirate, gulf of mexico, haiti, amelia island…Mexican War of Independence, SouthAmericanWarsofIndependence, letter of marque, fight for independence from Spain, fledgling Republic of Mexico
Louis-Michel Aury was a French pirate operating in the Gulf of Mexico during the early 19th century. Aury was born in Paris, France, in around...