Atlas

Each point is a locator for a published case’s geographical context — not a border, capital or claim. Everything on the map is also in the list below, which works without the map.

Historical period

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  • Independence movements
  • Political status and decolonisation
  • Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
  • Historical independence
  • Unification and territorial transfer
  • Group of nearby locators — select to zoom

Shapes and colours never indicate legitimacy; collections are also named in the list.

Map data and boundary policy

Basemap: Natural Earth 4.1.0 land polygons (world-atlas@2.0.2), Public domain (Natural Earth terms of use). Land polygons only. No political boundaries are drawn by the basemap. Case boundaries appear only from approved, sourced geometry records, each labelled with its layer type, dates and provenance. Map policy.

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Cases on the map

10 cases matching Latin America. The map shows the same set.

Cases shown on the atlas, with collection, region and locator description
CaseCollectionRegionMap
Brazil Historical independence Latin America
French Guiana independence and status Independence movements Latin America
Guyana Historical independence Latin America
Mapuche self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
Miskitu self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
San Andrés and Providencia / Raizal self-determination Independence movements Latin America
Santa Cruz / eastern Bolivian autonomy projects Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
Southern Brazilian separatism Historical independence Latin America
Suriname Historical independence Latin America
Zulia political-status proposals Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America