Departments of the Republic Greater Colombia (Gran Colombia in Spanish) is the name given to the Republic of Colombia of 1819-1830, which was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x935, 58 KB)Flag of Gran Colombia, Made by ThrashedParanoid based on the Flags of the World design. ...
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In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...
Bogotá—officially named Bogotá D.C. (D.C. for Distrito Capital, which means Capital District)—is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,185,889 inhabitants (2005 estimate)[1]. It is also the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. ...
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Download high resolution version (1037x813, 407 KB)Map of the former South American nation of Gran Colombia The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ...
Download high resolution version (1037x813, 407 KB)Map of the former South American nation of Gran Colombia The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
Its territory corresponded more or less to the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, the Captaincy General of Venezuela and the Royal Audience of Quito. New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. ...
Colombia or Greater Colombia?
The official name at the time was the Republic of Colombia; the word "Greater" that precedes the name was not used by contemporaries, and is an addition by later historians in order to distinguish it from the present-day Republic of Colombia, so there never was a country named "Greater Colombia".
The word "Colombia" comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón in Spanish, Cristoforo Colombo in Italian) and was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to the New World, especially to all American territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule. Christopher Columbus (ca. ...
Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda RodrÃguez (commonly known as Francisco de Miranda March 28, 1756 – July 14, 1816) was a South American revolutionary whose own plan for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed but who is regarded as a forerunner of BolÃvar and...
Also, while the literal translation of "Gran" is "Great", historians have traditionally rendered the English translation to "Greater Colombia".
Bolívar and the Federation Simón Bolívar, the Liberator of Spanish South America and other revolutionaries in the First Venezuelan Republic occasionally used the term Colombia as a reference to all of Spanish America, until the proclamation of a republic under that name in 1819 at the Congress of Angostura. Simón José Antonio de la SantÃsima Trinidad BolÃvar Palacios y Blanco (*July 24, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela; †December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia) was a South American revolutionary leader. ...
The First Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera República de Venezuela) was founded by Simón de BolÃvar in 1811 during the Latin American wars of independence from Spain. ...
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Angostura was the name of the town in Eastern Venezuela that was renamed Ciudad Bolívar in 1846. ...
It was initially conceived at that Congress as a Federal republic, made up of three departments with capitals in the cities of Bogotá (Department of Cundinamarca), Caracas (Department of Venezuela), and Quito (Department of Quito). In that year, not all the provinces of the former viceroyalty were free yet. A federation (Latin: foedus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of partially self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ...
In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people of that state or country. ...
Bogotá—officially named Bogotá D.C. (D.C. for Distrito Capital, which means Capital District)—is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,185,889 inhabitants (2005 estimate)[1]. It is also the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. ...
City motto: Ave MarÃa SantÃsima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ...
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The constitution of the new republic was drafted in 1821 at the Congress of Cúcuta, establishing its capital in Bogotá. A greater degree of centralisation was established here, as several convinced federalists now came to believe that it would be necessary in order to better manage a unified war effort, at least for the time being. The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Cúcuta, also known as San José de Cúcuta, is a city in Colombia. ...
Centralization is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those regarding decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group. ...
A new territorial division (Venezuela, Cundinamarca, and Quito were split into various smaller departments) was conceived. Bolívar was elected president and Francisco de Paula Santander vice president. Francisco de Paula Santander (1792-1840), was a Colombian Revolutionist. ...
In the first years of existence, Greater Colombia helped other provinces still at war with Spain to become independent - Panama came to the federation in 1821 and so did the remaining provinces of Quito and Venezuela.
The independence of Peru was consolidated later in 1824 through Greater Colombia's aid. Bolívar and Santander were re-elected in 1826. The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Federalists against Separatists As the war against Spain came to an end, federalist and regionalist sentiments began to arise once again. Permanent calls for modifications of the political division (along with related economic and commercial disputes) during the existence of Greater Colombia, as a result of local confrontations between the regions, led to local changes and compromises.
These changes never fully pleased contemporaries and little permanent consolidation was achieved, showing the instability of the state's structure.
Bolívar dreamt of uniting Latin America but was unable to achieve this during the struggle for independence. The Republic of Great Colombia was his initial attempt at creating a single Latin American state.
Other regional and Latin American politicians, however, objected to his idea, and Bolívar, disgruntled, resigned from the project in 1828 and from his presidency in early 1830. 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Internal political strife between the different regions intensified after Bolívar's resignation and continued even as General Rafael Urdaneta temporarily took power in Bogotá, attempting to use his authority to ostensibly restore order and give the presidency back to Bolívar. Hero of the Latin American war for independence, Rafael José Urdaneta y FarÃa was born on October 24th, 1788, in the province of Maracaibo in Venezuela from an aristocratic family of spanish descent. ...
The federation finally dissolved during the rest of 1830 and was formally abolished in 1831, as Venezuela, Ecuador and New Granada came to exist as independent states. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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Independent nations The dissolution of Greater Colombia characterized the failure of Bolívar's dream. The Department of Cundinamarca (as established in Angostura) became a new country, the Republic of New Granada. In 1863 New Granada changed its name officially to United States of Colombia, and in 1886 adopted its present day name: Republic of Colombia. Panama remained as a province of this country until 1903, when – with backing from the United States in exchange for allowing the US to build the Panama Canal – it became independent. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ...
In 1858 the country adopted the name Grenadine Confederation which was changed in 1863 to United States of Colombia by the Rionegro Constitution. ...
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
A canal tug, making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal, waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ...
With the exception of Panama (which as mentioned only achieved independence later), the countries that were created have similar flags, reminiscent of the flag of Great Colombia:
See United Provinces of Central America and Nordic countries for two more examples of regions whose nations possess similar flags because of historical connections. Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ...
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Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela_(state). ...
Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ...
Capital Guatemala City; in 1834 moved to San Salvador Created 1823 Dissolved 1840 Demonym Centroamerican The United Provinces of Central America (UPCA) was a country that existed in Central America from July 1823 to approximately 1840. ...
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See also Capital Guatemala City; in 1834 moved to San Salvador Created 1823 Dissolved 1840 Demonym Centroamerican The United Provinces of Central America (UPCA) was a country that existed in Central America from July 1823 to approximately 1840. ...
Capital Tacna Created 1836 Dissolved 1839 Demonym Peru-bolivian The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was a short-lived state that existed in South America between the years 1836 and 1839. ...
External links - Flags of The World, Gran Colombia
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