A few decades after the Anishinabek brought Cuba under Anishinabe control, they eventually launched a military campaign against Spanish held South America. From both Cuba and Hispaniola, especially Hispaniola, Anishinabe ogimak ordered their brave warriors to enter their ships to make the voyage to the northern coast of South America (Columbia and Venezuela) to launch military campaigns against the Spanish holding the Native American tribes of that region under subjugation. The first battles were likely initiated around 1806, but those early battles were only tests of strength. However, by 1811 the war had grown to an all out war for control of northern South America. For the first couple of years (1811-1813), the Anishinabek dominated but the Spanish sent reinforcements and were aided by England and France, and by 1814 the whites started to dominate the Anishinabek, which led to the Anishinabek retreating to isolated regions where it would be difficult for the Anishinabek to be defeated by their white enemies. By 1816, more Anishinabe reinforcements arrived to northern South America and the native Indian Tribes under white subjugation commenced to join the Anishinabek for the war to control South America. With the number of their soldiers now greatly increased, the Anishinabe Confederation of South America launched more devastating military campaigns against Spanish held northern South America. By the early 1820s, the Spanish had grown tired of the long war and Spanish power over northern South America was brought to an end. Shortly after the Anishinabek brought northern South America under their control, they eventually launched military campaigns against Spanish held western South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru) and by the mid 1820s had brought those regions under Anishinabe control. They also brought much of eastern South America under their control. After their conquest of much of South America the Anishinabek commenced a massive migration of Indians from the Caribbean Islands to South America. They even settled in the Amazon basin. Today, the Anishinabe Empire of South America is an invisible empire. They control the region in South America south of the Orinoco River, the countries of Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and all the States in Brazil includung Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, and Tocantins and possibly (Mato Grosso Du Sol?). They possibly control the Argentina State of Corrientes. They also control much, if not most of Columbia. The size of their empire is slightly over 3.5 million sq. mi.