United States of Colombia

This article is about the specific polity United States of Colombia and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was the name adopted in 1863 by the Colombian state after years of civil war. It was a federal state. After several more years of intermittent civil wars, it was replaced by the more centralist Republic of Colombia in 1886.

Establishment

May 1863: The Granadine Confederation was replaced by the United States of Colombia after another constitutional change in 1863.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Colombian Civil War of 1876

Was a civil war in the United States of Colombia caused by a revolt of the Conservatives against the reforms of the government.

July 1876: Uprising of the conservatives opposed to the reforms of the liberal-radical president Aquileo Parra, beginning in Cauca and quickly followed by those of Antioquia and Tolima. Soon after, Santander, Cundinamarca and Boyacá were also affected.

April 1878: The last great battle of the Colombian Civil War was fought in the Cocuy between liberal forces led by General Rafael Reyes and conservative forces led by General Trujillo. The liberal forces emerged victorious, leading to the territory being annexed to the United States of Colombia in 1878.