The term "patriot" is used to refer to supporters of
Spanish American independence and of their governments that emerged during the revolution between 1808 and 1825.
References
*John Lynch. ''The Spanish American Revolutions, 1808–1826'' (2nd edition). New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 1986.
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See also
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Hispanic America
The region known as Hispanic America (in Spanish called ''Hispanoamérica'' or ''América Hispana'') and historically as Spanish America (''América Española'') is the portion of the Americas comprising the Spanish-speaking countries of North, ...
Spanish American wars of independence