The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Guatemala" id="mwdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Captaincy General of Guatemala">Captaincy General of Guatemala</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Independence_of_Central_America" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Act of Independence of Central America">declares independence</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Spanish Empire">Spain</a>.