Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo

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The Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo were a series of brutal military operations led by General Pablo Morillo in the 1810s to crush independence movements and restore Spanish royal authority in northern South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf counterinsurgency operation
military campaign
reconquest
alsoKnownAs Expedición Pacificadora
Pacifying Expedition
Reconquest of New Granada and Venezuela
authorizedBy Ferdinand VII of Spain
characterizedBy brutal repression
sieges and blockades of patriot strongholds
summary executions of independence leaders
commander Pablo Morillo, 1st Count of Cartagena
consequence large-scale civilian suffering and displacement
radicalization of independence movements
weakening of patriot forces in New Granada and Venezuela
country Spanish Empire
endDate 1820
endedBy armistice and negotiations between Pablo Morillo and Simón Bolívar in 1820
historicalPeriod early 19th century
involved Spanish Navy units in the Caribbean
royalist militias in northern South America
leader Pablo Morillo
legalBasisClaimed defense of restored absolutist monarchy in Spain
location Caribbean coast of northern South America
New Granada
Venezuela
militaryForceUsed Spanish expeditionary army sent from the Iberian Peninsula
notableEvent Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1815–1816)
capture of Cartagena de Indias by royalist forces in 1815
mass executions in Bogotá in 1816
reconquest of Bogotá in 1816
repression of republican leaders in New Granada
royalist campaigns in the Venezuelan Llanos
objective crush independence movements in New Granada and Venezuela
restore Spanish royal authority in northern South America
opponent First Venezuelan Republic
Republic of New Granada
Second Venezuelan Republic
patriot independence forces in northern South America
partOf Spanish American wars of independence
region northern South America
relatedTo Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Carabobo
later campaigns of Simón Bolívar
result temporary restoration of Spanish control over New Granada and Venezuela
startDate 1815
theaterOfWar Captaincy General of Venezuela
Viceroyalty of New Granada

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Patria Boba period significantEvent Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo
Foolish Fatherland followedBy Restoration of Spanish rule under Pablo Morillo
linked to: Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo