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 | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1819–1830 | Simón Bolívar | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830-1831 | Domingo Caycedo | ||||||||||||||||||
• June 13, 1830 – September 4, 1830 | Joaquín Mosquera | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830–1831 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Now, modern Gran Colombia[2] consists of Venezuela, Colombia,[3] Panama, Guyana, Ecuador, Amazonas, and Roraima which all are great places!
Gran Colombia Media
National anthem of Gran Colombia
Map of all territory controlled and claimed by Gran Colombia, showing rivers.
Norte in Gran Colombia (1824)
Centro in Gran Colombia (1824)
Sur in Gran Colombia (1824)
A mural by Santiago Martinez Delgado at the Colombian Congress representing the Congress of Cúcuta
A map of Gran Colombia showing the 12 departments created in 1824 and eastern territories disputed with neighboring countries (Mosquito Coast not indicated as disputed or part of Colombia). Map from 1840.
The departments of Gran Colombia in 1824 as shown on an 1890 map (not including some disputed territory)
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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.
- ↑ This was from the original wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Colombia
- ↑ Fun fact! Colombia was almost called Granada!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia (Official Colombia page)
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