South America in 1812
1812 is Napoleon's empire at its height. This map shows the 8 states and peoples the data has for South America in that year.
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States and peoples in South America in 1812
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Portuguese Empire
- Spanish Empire
- Río de la Plata
- Paraguay
- New Granada
- Republic of Chile
- British Colonial Empire
- Guayaquil Junta
New on the map since 1787
Río de la Plata · Paraguay · New Granada · Republic of Chile · Guayaquil Junta
Gone from the map by 1837
Portuguese Empire · Río de la Plata · New Granada · Guayaquil Junta
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South America in other years
Other regions in 1812
The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.