Colombian War of Independence
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this event you can find it here:All Statistics
A series of related conflicts that resulted in the independence of the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was the secession of the Viceroyalty of New Granada from Spain.
1.1.Colombian Secessionist States
Was the creation of several revolutionary polities that wanted to be independent from Spain in the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
April 1811: Under the guidance of Jorge Tadeo Lozano, the province of Santafé transformed itself into a state called the Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca.
February 1813: In 1813, Simón Bolívar led the United Provinces of New Granada to victory in the Battle of Cúcuta against royalist forces. This marked a significant turning point in the independence movement in South America.
November 1811: The "Congress of the United Provinces," meanwhile, started meeting again. Despite Cundinamarca's opposition, the Congress finally achieved an agreement and delivered the Act of Federation of the United Provinces of New Granada on November 27, 1811, which was written by Camilo Torres and signed by the deputies of five provinces.
January 1813: In 1813, Simón Bolívar captured Ocaña, a strategic city in present-day Colombia, during the Venezuelan War of Independence. This victory helped secure the route to Venezuela and furthered Bolívar's campaign against Spanish colonial rule.
February 1814: Nariño assembled his 'Army of the South,' numbering 1500 to 2000 men, and managed to capture Popayán in January 1814.
November 1811: Cartagena became the first province in New Granada to formally declare its independence from Spain on November 11, 1811.
January 1815: Nariño assembled his 'Army of the South,' numbering 1500 to 2000 men, and managed to capture Popayán in January 1814, but was then defeated by the Royalist forces in Pasto, after which he was arrested in May 1814, and then sent to the Royal prison at Cádiz. The failure of the campaign and the capture of Nariño left an enfeebled Cundinamarca, so the United Provinces took the opportunity to send an army against it, headed by Simón Bolívar, who had fled Venezuela for the second time after the fall of the Second Republic of Venezuela. Bolívar and his army forced the submission of Cundinamarca to the United Provinces by December 1814.
1.1.1.First Colombian civil war
Was a civil war between federalists and centralists in the Viceroyalty of New Granada that had declared independence from Spain.
December 1811: On November 26, 1812, Nariño left with his army to conquer Tunja. On December 2, 1812, his army faced a federalist army commanded by Antonio Ricaurte and Atanasio Girardot in the Battle of Ventaquemada, and was soundly defeated.
1.2.Colombian Juntas
Was the creation of several revolutionary juntas that wanted to be independent from Spain in the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
June 1811: With Villavicencio's support, the open council forced Cartagena's governor to acquiesce to a co-government with two people chosen by the council, and then ousted the governor on June 14, establishing a government junta instead.
July 1811: Cali conquered by New Grenada Semi-Independent Juntas.
July 1811: Pamplona conquered by New Grenada Semi-Independent Juntas.
July 1811: Socorro conquered by New Grenada Semi-Independent Juntas.
August 1811: Independent juntas were established in Honda in July.
October 1811: Antioquia, Popayán, Neiva, Quibdó and Nóvita conquered by New Grenada Semi-Independent Juntas.
November 1811: Tunja conquered by New Grenada Semi-Independent Juntas.
July 1811: The viceregal capital, Santa Fe de Bogotá, established its own junta.
1.3.Spanish reconquest of New Granada
Was the Spanish reconquest of modern-day Colombia, that had revolted against Spain.
July 1816: Battle of La Plata: was the last military confrontation between royalists and patriots waged within the framework of the so-called Patria Boba.
December 1815: In 1815, Spanish forces led by General Pablo Morillo besieged Cartagena, a key city in Spanish America. The siege lasted five months before the fortified city fell in December.
June 1815: Morillo's troops reinforced existing royalist forces in the Venezuelan mainland, entering Cumaná and Caracas in May.
May 1816: In 1816, Spanish forces led by Pablo Morillo and colonial forces led by Antonio Nariño completed the reconquest of New Granada, taking Bogotá on May 6, 1816. This marked a significant victory for the Spanish America territory.
May 1815: In 1815, Spain sent to its most seditious colonies the strongest expeditionary force that it had ever sent to the Americas. the force initially landed at Carupano and the island of Margarita in April, where no resistance was encountered.
June 1815: In 1815, Spanish General Pablo Morillo led troops to reinforce royalist forces in Cumaná and Caracas, territories in Spanish America. This marked a significant event in the Venezuelan War of Independence, as Morillo's arrival strengthened Spanish control in the region.
June 1816: Battle of La Cumbo de El Tambo: In this battle the republican troops were totally defeated at the hands of the royalist army. With this triumph of the royalist forces, the Republic of Grenada ended and the Spanish reconquest of the territory of New Granada was terminated.
In 1819 Bolívar proclaimed the Republic Gran Colombia, which he planned to include Venezuela and New Granada.
2.1.Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada
Was a military campaign led by Simon Bolívar, part of the Colombian and Venezuelan wars of independence.
