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Also Known As Virreinato de Nueva Granada
Date 1740 - 1810

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Simón Bolívar
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Antonio José de Sucre
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South American leader
Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Miranda
Venezuelan revolutionary
José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez
Venezuelan general
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Spanish conquistador
Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco de Paula Santander
Colombian statesman and soldier
Rafael Reyes
president of Colombia
Joaquín Acosta
Colombian scientist
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
president of New Granada and Colombia
José María Obando
president of Colombia