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Facts

Also Known As Great Colombia • Republic of Colombia • Republic of Gran Colombia
Date 1819 - 1830

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Simón Bolívar
Gran Colombia
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Major Events

Battle of Boyacá

Related Places

Colombia
Colombia
Venezuela
Venezuela
Ecuador
Ecuador
Panama
Panama
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Ciudad Bolívar
Venezuela

Key People

Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan soldier and statesman
Antonio José de Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre
South American leader
José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez
Venezuelan general
Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco de Paula Santander
Colombian statesman and soldier