1810 Colombian Independence.

Daniel Fernando Calle.

Daniela Agudelo Largo.

2015.

New Granada

• 1740-1810 The modern nations of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador are grouped together, from 1740, as the Spanish viceroyalty of New Granada with its capital at Bogotá.

• Spain relaxes the long-standing mercantilist

restrictions on TRADE with its colonies,

resulting in a rapid increase in prosperity.

Bolívar and Gran Colombia: 1810-1822

Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan by birth and the central figure in the story of the independence movements of Latin America, is a young officer

in Caracas in 1810. For the next twelve years Bolívar's efforts are

directed single-mindedly towards liberating the whole of New Granada from Spanish rule.

• The optimism of July 1811, when a national assembly in Caracas formally declares Venezuela's independence, is followed by a

complete reversal a year later. The Spanish authorities rally, recover a

military initiative, and by July 1812 regain control of the entire

province.

Gran Colombia: 1822-1830

• Gran Colombia only has eight years as a functioning state, and they are increasingly turbulent. Bolívar technically remains president even during the period (1823-6) when he is away controlling the campaign in Peru. In his absence the acting president is one of his trusted commanders, Francisco de Paula Santander, a native of Colombia. Francisco de Paula

Santander.

Colombia's Independence Day

• July 20, 1810:On July 20, 1810, Colombian patriots stirred the population of Bogotá into street protests against Spanish rule. The Viceroy, under pressure, was forced to agree to allow for a limited independence which later became permanent. Today, July 20 is celebrated in Colombia as Independence Day.

Conspiracies and Flower Vases

• Bogota’s patriots had a plan. On the morning of the 20th, they would ask well-known Spanish merchant Joaquín Gonzalez Llorente to borrow a flower vase with which to adorn a table for a celebration in honor of Antonio Villavicencio. It was assumed that Llorente, who had a reputation for irascibility, would refuse. His refusal would be the excuse to provoke a riot.

Thank you!

Anglophone Civilization

Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa.

Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira.