South America in 1840
This map shows the 15 states and peoples the data has for South America in that year.
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States and peoples in South America in 1840
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Empire of Brazil
- Bolivia
- Argentine Confederation
- Republic of New Granada
- Republic of Peru
- Venezuela
- Paraguay
- Republic of Chile
- Riograndense Republic
- Republic of Ecuador
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Netherlands Antilles
- British Colonial Empire
- Bourbon Kingdom of France
- Spanish Empire
New on the map since 1815
Empire of Brazil · Bolivia · Argentine Confederation · Republic of New Granada · Republic of Peru · Venezuela · Republic of Chile · Riograndense Republic · Republic of Ecuador · Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Gone from the map by 1865
Republic of New Granada · Riograndense Republic · Bourbon Kingdom of France · Spanish Empire
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South America in other years
Other regions in 1840
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.