Freemasonry in Latin America: Expansion Timelapse

A selected map of Latin America and the Caribbean showing Masonic establishments and recognized grand lodge jurisdictions, annotated with historic context and governing Masonic authority.

Animated map of Latin America and the Caribbean Latin American and Caribbean countries highlight one by one as selected Freemasonry milestones appear from 1738 to the present.
Current milestone outline
Sources: AmericanFreemasons.org jurisdiction pages; United Grand Lodge of England foreign grand lodge and district listings; the Grand East of the Netherlands and Regular Provincial Grand Lodge of Suriname; Wikipedia, "Freemasonry in Latin America"; historic context categories follow the attached Crown and Cross reference. Dates and notable Freemason names are selected, not exhaustive; names link to Wikipedia where an applicable page exists.