Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia was a centralist country formed after New Granada declared independence in 1819, initially made up of New Granada and Venezuela. The rebels, led by Simon Bolivar, defeated the Spanish Empire but then fought among themselves. In 1831 Venezuela and Ecuador, being the eastern and southern part of the country, declared independence from Gran Colombia due to political differences. After that the remaining territory was of New Granada. Decades later, Panama also became independent from Colombia with help from the United States.
Republic of Colombia República de Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
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.svg) Gran Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Bogotá | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Federal Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Presidents | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1819–30 | Simón Bolívar | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830, 1831 | Domingo Caycedo | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830, 1831 | Joaquín Mosquera | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830–31 | Rafael Urdaneta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Presidents | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1819–20 | Francisco Antonio Zea | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1820–21 | Juan Germán Roscio | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821 | Antonio Nariño y Álvarez | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821 | José María del Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821–27 | Francisco de Paula Santander | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830–31 | Domingo Caycedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Congress | ||||||||||||||||||
• Upper Chamber | Senate | ||||||||||||||||||
• Lower Chamber | Chamber of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• | December 17[1] 1821 | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 30, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1828–1829 | |||||||||||||||||||
• | November 19 1831 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Piastra | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama Peru Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
Gran Colombia Media
A mural by Santiago Martinez Delgado at the Colombian Congress representing the Congress of Cúcuta
The departments of Gran Colombia in 1820
A map of Gran Colombia showing the 12 departments created in 1824 and territories disputed with neighboring countries
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Sources
- ↑ Bethell, Leslie (1985). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-23224-1. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
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