War of Independence of Maynas
1820–1822 military conflict in South America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The War of Independence of Maynas (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Maynas), also known as the Maynas War (Spanish: Guerra de Maynas), was an episode of the Spanish American Wars of Independence where the General Command of Maynas declared its independence from the Spanish Empire. It started with the royalist army's takeover of the city of Moyobamba in response to the city's imminent declaration of independence and ended with the capture of the city in 1822.
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War of Independence of Maynas | |||||||||
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Part of Spanish American Wars of Independence | |||||||||
Peruvian recognition of Maynas' independence | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Maynas rebels Peruvian Republic[lower-alpha 1] Río de la Plata[lower-alpha 2] |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Pedro Pascasio Noriega Matiaza Rimachi[lower-alpha 3] Nicolás Arriola [es] |
Manuel Fernández Álvarez Santiago Cárdenas José María Matos | ||||||||
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Invisible Army[2] Army of the Andes | Royal Army of Peru |
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