Dissolution of Gran Colombia

Dissolution of Gran Colombia
Departments of Gran Colombia in 1824
DateApril 30, 1826 – November 21, 1831 (1826-04-30 – 1831-11-21)
Location Gran Colombia
TypeDissolution of an administrative territorial entity
OutcomeDissolution of Gran Colombia into the republics of Venezuela, Ecuador and New Granada

The dissolution of Gran Colombia and the disintegration of its political structures and central government created three independent countries: the Republic of Venezuela, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of New Granada.[1]

The main ideological leader of Gran Colombia was Simón Bolívar, known as the Liberator, who had wanted to create a nation strong enough to maintain its independence and compete economically with the European powers. It was the most ambitious dream of unity in Latin America.[2]

  1. ^ "La Red Cultural del Banco de la República".
  2. ^ Blanco, Jacqueline (18 October 2007). "De La Gran Colombia a La Nueva Granada, Contexto Histórico - Político de La Transición Constitucional" (PDF). New Granada Military University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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