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When did the last major Spanish loyalist resistance end in South America?

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The last major Spanish loyalist resistance in South America ended by 1826.12

While the Battle of Ayacucho on December 9, 1824, served as the final major military engagement of the wars of independence, securing victory for revolutionary forces in Peru and Bolivia, small pockets of loyalist resistance persisted for a short time afterward. The final surrender of Spanish forces occurred at the port of Callao, where the last of the royalist troops departed in January 1826.324