Libertadores

**Libertadores** were the principal leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence from Spain.

### Hispanic America

|width=5%|Portrait|width=20%|Name <small>(Birth–Death)</small>|width=20%|Contributed to the independence of|width=20%|Took part in|width="5%"|Refs|
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|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Francisco Burdett O'Connor <small>(1791-1871)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia|rowspan="1" align="center"|Spanish American wars of independence War of the Confederation|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Pedro Santana <small>(1801–1864)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Dominican Republic|rowspan="1" align="center"|Dominican War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|José de San Martín <small>(1778–1850)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Argentina, Chile and Peru|rowspan="1" align="center"|Argentine War of Independence Crossing of the Andes Chilean War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Simón Bolívar <small>(1783–1830)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia|rowspan="1" align="center"|Venezuelan War of Independence Admirable Campaign First Republic of New Granada Ecuadorian War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Bolivian War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Augustin I of Mexico <small>(1783–1824)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica|rowspan="1" align="center"|Mexican War of Independence design of the Plan de Iguala|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Manuel Belgrano <small>(1770–1820)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay|rowspan="1" align="center"|British invasions of the River Plate May Revolution Paraguay campaign Argentine War of Independence Bolivian War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Bernardo O'Higgins <small>(1778–1842)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Chile and Peru|rowspan="1" align="center"|Chilean War of Independence Argentine War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla <small>(1753–1811)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Mexico|rowspan="1" align="center"|Grito de Dolores Mexican War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|José María Morelos <small>(1765–1815)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Mexico|rowspan="1" align="center"|Mexican War of Independence wrote the Sentimientos de la Nación|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Ramón Castilla <small>(1797–1867)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Peru|rowspan="1" align="center"|Peruvian War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Andrés de Santa Cruz <small>(1792–1865)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Bolivia and Peru|rowspan="1" align="center"|Bolivian War of Independence Argentine War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Ecuadorian War of Independence War of the Confederation|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|José Gervasio Artigas <small>(1764–1850)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Argentina and Uruguay|rowspan="1" align="center"|British invasions of the River Plate Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental Argentine Civil Wars|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Thomas Cochrane <small>(1775–1860)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Brazil, Chile|rowspan="1" align="center"|French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Chilean War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Brazilian War of Independence Greek War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Francisco de Miranda <small>(1750–1816)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Venezuela|rowspan="1" align="center"|American Revolutionary War French Revolution Venezuelan War of Independence|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Mariano Moreno <small>(1778–1811)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Argentina|rowspan="1" align="center"|May Revolution Argentine War of Independence Paraguay campaign|||
|rowspan="1" align="center"||rowspan="1" align="center"|Antonio José de Sucre <small>(1795–1830)</small>|rowspan="1" align="center"|Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela|rowspan="1" align="center"|Venezuelan War of Independence Ecuadorian War of Independence Bolivian War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Gran Colombia–Peru War|||