<Tr> <Th> Signatories </Th> <Td> 13 representatives of the provinces of the Captaincy General of Guatemala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> To announce separation from the Spanish Empire and provide for the establishment of a new Central American state </Td> </Tr> <P> The Act of Independence of Central America, also known as the Act of Independence of Guatemala, is the legal document by which the Provincial Council of the Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire and invited the other provinces of the Captaincy General of Guatemala to send envoys to a congress to decide the form of the region's independence . It was enacted on 15 September 1821 . </P> <P> The events of the Peninsular War--in particular the removal of Ferdinand VII from the Spanish throne--inspired and facilitated a series of revolts in El Salvador and Nicaragua aimed at winning for Central America greater political autonomy . Though quickly suppressed, these uprisings formed part of the general political upheaval in the Spanish world that led to the Spanish Constitution of 1812 . Between 1810 and 1814, the Captaincy General of Guatemala elected seven representatives to the new Cádiz Cortes, and formed locally elected provincial governing councils . </P>

Central american republic that gained independance from spain