Gran Colombia
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Gran Colombia, also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia, was the Colombian state that encompassed much of northern South America and parts of Central America from 1819 to
A mural by Santiago Martinez Delgado at the Colombian Congress representing the Congress of Cúcuta
Simón Bolívar
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Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Pana
Gran Colombia
…coalesced around Vice-President Francisco de Paula Santander, while those who supported the creation of a stronger presidency were led by President Simón Bolívar. They had united in their fight against Spanish rule, but by 1825, their public differences contributed to political instability. Gran Colombia was…
House that hosted Simón Bolívar during his stay in Bilbao between March 1801 and April 1802.
Miniature portrait of Bolívar in 1800
Bolívar at the age of 20 (1804)
Wedding of Bolívar and del Toro as painted by Tito Salas, 1921