The Congress of Cúcuta was a constituent assembly where the Republic of Colombia was created. The Congress elected Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander president and vice-president, respectively.
Historic church of Cúcuta: Here the deputies of New Granada (Colombia) and Venezuela met to sign the Constitution of Cúcuta, by means of which Gran Colombia was created.
Commemoration of the Constitution of Cúcuta, which was the result of the Congress of Cúcuta.
Mural of the Cúcuta Congress by Santiago Martínez Delgado in the Colombian Congress Building.
Gran Colombia, or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. It included present-day Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela, along with parts of northern Peru, northwestern Brazil, and claimed the Essequibo region. The terms Gran Colombia and Greater Colombia are used historiographically to distinguish it from the current Republic of Colombia, which is also the official name of the former state.
A mural by Santiago Martinez Delgado at the Colombian Congress representing the Congress of Cúcuta
The departments of Gran Colombia in 1824
