South America in 1870
This map shows the 12 states and peoples the data has for South America in that year.
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States and peoples in South America in 1870
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Empire of Brazil
- Argentine Confederation
- Bolivia
- Republic of Peru
- Republic of Colombia
- Venezuela
- Republic of Chile
- Republic of Ecuador
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Netherlands Antilles
- British Colonial Empire
- Second French Empire
New on the map since 1845
Republic of Colombia · Second French Empire
Gone from the map by 1895
Empire of Brazil · Second French Empire
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Other regions in 1870
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.