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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1819–1820) Bottom: Flag (1821–1830) .svg) Emblem
(1821–1831) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motto: Unión (Spanish) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: Marcha Libertadora (Liberation March) | |||||||||||||||||||
.svg) Territory claimed by Gran Colombia (does not include Mosquito Coast) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Bogotá | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish and Indigenous languages | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism (official) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Gran Colombian Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Government | Federal presidential republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Presidents | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1819–1830 | Simón Bolívar Estanislao Vergara y Sanz de Santamaría | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830, 1831 | Domingo Caycedo | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830, 1831 | Joaquín Mosquera | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830–1831 | Rafael Urdaneta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Presidents | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1819–1820 | Francisco Antonio Zea | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1820–1821 | Juan Germán Roscio | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821 | Antonio Nariño y Álvarez | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821 | José María del Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1821–1827 | Francisco de Paula Santander | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1830–1831 | Domingo Caycedo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Congress | ||||||||||||||||||
• Upper Chamber | Senate | ||||||||||||||||||
• Lower Chamber | Chamber of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 17,[1] 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||
| August 30, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1828–1829 | |||||||||||||||||||
| November 19, 1831 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 3,064,800[2] km2 (1,183,300 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1825 | 2,583,799[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Piastra, real | ||||||||||||||||||
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Now, modern Gran Colombia[4] consists of Venezuela, Colombia,[5] Panama, Guyana, Ecuador, Amazonas, and Roraima which all are great places!
Sources
change- ↑ Bethell, Leslie (1985). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-23224-1. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
- ↑ https://biblioteca.dane.gov.co/media/libros/LD_70104_1957_EJ_2.PDF | Author: José Lanz | Page 36
- ↑ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Geográfico_e_Histórico_de_la_República_de_Colombia_(1890) | Author: Imprenta A. Lahure
- ↑ 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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