Timeline August 1825

Events in August 1825 3

• 1825 Bolivia Declares Independence Congress at Chuquisaca proclaims a new republic On 6 August 1825, a congress meeting at Chuquisaca (Sucre) declared the independence of Upper Peru from Spain, forming the republic that would be named Bolivia after the Latin American liberator. The declaration followed the military campaigns of Antonio Jose de Sucre during the wider wars of South American independence.
• 1825 Uruguay Declares Independence from Brazil A congress at Florida breaks the Banda Oriental away from the Empire of Brazil On 25 August 1825, a congress held at Florida declared the independence of the Provincia Oriental from Brazilian rule and its union with the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata. The declaration directly triggered the Cisplatine War between Brazil and Argentina over the territory.
• 1825 Portugal Recognizes Brazilian Independence The Treaty of Rio de Janeiro formalizes a split declared three years earlier On 29 August 1825, Portugal and Brazil signed the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, in which King John VI formally recognized the independence Pedro I had declared in 1822. British diplomacy helped broker the settlement, which also addressed Portuguese royal titles and debts.