Antonio Nariño was a precursor and one of the early political and military leaders of the independence movement in Colombia, then known as New Granada. Nariño was born in Santa Fé de Bogotá in 1765 and died in Villa de Leyva in 1823. This article is not about the fictional alien race. ... New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. ... Bogota is also a town in New Jersey, see Bogota, New Jersey. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Early Political Activity

In 1794 he translated the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" from its original French. For this he was imprisoned ten years by the Spanish authorities. In 1796 he escaped from the Spanish prision in Cádiz and went into hiding in England and France. There he lobbied for support in favor of Latin American independence from Spain. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, (French: La Déclaration des Droits de lHomme et du citoyen), was one of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution, defining a set of individual rights (and collective rights of the people vis a vis the state). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Cádiz is a coastal city in southwestern Spain, in the region of Andalusia, and is the capital of the province of Cádiz. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

Upon his return to Colombia he was jailed again and sent to Cartagena, but was set free after the events of July 20, the beginning of the independence movement. He founded the political newspaper La Bagatela in 1811. That same year he was selected president of the State of Cundinamarca. For other places of the same name, see Cartagena Bocagrande Cartagena San Pedro Square,Old City Cartagena Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias or La Heroica (The Heroic), is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Most of Cundinamarca is in the Eastern Cordillera, just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering...

Recognized as the commander of the centralist republican forces in New Granada, he fought several battles against the federalists organized around the city of Cartagena. The label Federalist refers to two major groups in the history of the United States of America: (1. ... Cartagena is the name of two cities: Cartagena, Spain Cartagena, Colombia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Southern Campaign

In July 1813, General Nariño began an intensive military campaign against the Spanish and Royalist forces in the south, intending to reach Pasto and eventually Quito. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pasto is a city of about 450,000 people and the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. ... The volcano Cotopaxi looms over south Quito. ...

Nariño's forces, known as the Army of the South, numbering 1500 to 2000 men, managed to capture Popayán in January 1814 after defeating the Royalist forces in the area in a series of initially successful battles. Popayán is the capital of the Colombian Department of Cauca, with a population of about 215,000 people. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

After stopping to reorganize the city's government and his own forces, he pressed on towards Pasto. Historians have speculated that, had he not stopped at Popayán but actually decisively pursued the fleeing Royalist army, he might have been able to successfully capture a relatively undefended Pasto.

As things happened, the constant raids of Royalist guerrillas, the harshness of the terrain, the lack of promised reinforcements from Antioquia, and the delays in bringing up his army's artillery contributed to weakening the morale of many of the troops under his command, when they had practically reached the gates of Pasto. Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ...

After being wounded during combat, a false rumor of his death was spread, and most of the remaining soldiers scattered, only some 400 returning back to Popayán. Nariño, left practically alone in the battlefield, attempted to hide, but surrendered himself when Royalist scouts found him. He was taken into Pasto in May 1814, and then sent to the Royal prison at Cádiz via Quito. Pasto is a city of about 450,000 people and the capital of the department of Nariño, located in southwest Colombia. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Cádiz is a coastal city in southwestern Spain, in the region of Andalusia, and is the capital of the province of Cádiz. ...

Later Years

Nariño was freed in 1821 after the revolt of Rafael del Riego, and returned to his country, now independent from Spain after the republican victory at the Battle of Boyacá. 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rafael del Riego Rafael del Riego y Nuñez (9 April 1784 - 7 November 1823) was a Spanish general and liberal politician. ... Colombia, then known as New Granada, acquired its definitive independence from Spain at the Battle of Boyacá. A combined republican army of Colombians and Venezuelans was led during the campaign by the strategy of General Simón Bolívar. ...

Nariño was one of the candidates for the presidency of Gran Colombia in 1821, where he lost to Simón Bolívar by the significant margin of 50 to 6 votes in the Congress held at Cúcuta, finishing second. He also lost the election for vicepresident, as Francisco de Paula Santander eventually defeated him by a 38 to 19 vote margin after several heated rounds of voting. Map showing Gran Colombia The Republic of Gran Colombia, or Greater Colombia, was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830) was a South American revolutionary leader. ... Cúcuta, also known as San José de Cúcuta, is a city in Colombia. ... Francisco de Paula Santander (1792-1840), was a Colombian Revolutionist. ...