Gran Colombia

Gran Colombia was a centralist country formed after New Granada declared independence in 1819, initially made up of New Granada and Venezuela. The rebels, led by Simon Bolivar, defeated the Spanish Empire but then fought among themselves. In 1831 Venezuela and Ecuador, being the eastern and southern part of the country, declared independence from Gran Colombia due to political differences. After that the remaining territory was of New Granada. Decades later, Panama also became independent from Colombia with help from the United States.

Republic of Colombia República de Colombia
1821–1831
Flag (1821–1822) Coat of arms (1821–31)
Anthem: Marcha Libertadora (Liberation March)
Gran Colombia
Capital	Bogotá
Common languages	Spanish
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Federal Republic
Presidents
• 1819–30	Simón Bolívar
• 1830, 1831	Domingo Caycedo
• 1830, 1831	Joaquín Mosquera
• 1830–31	Rafael Urdaneta
Vice Presidents
• 1819–20	Francisco Antonio Zea
• 1820–21	Juan Germán Roscio
• 1821	Antonio Nariño y Álvarez
• 1821	José María del Castillo
• 1821–27	Francisco de Paula Santander
• 1830–31	Domingo Caycedo
Legislature	Congress
• Upper Chamber	Senate
• Lower Chamber	Chamber of Representatives
History
• Established	December 17[1] 1821
• Constitution of Cúcuta	August 30, 1821
• Colombia – Peru War	1828–1829
• Disestablished	November 19 1831
Currency	Piastra
Preceded by Succeeded by Viceroyalty of New Granada Captaincy General of Venezuela Third Republic of Venezuela Republic of New Granada State of Venezuela Ecuador British Guiana
Today part of	Brazil  Colombia  Ecuador  Guyana  Panama  Peru  Venezuela

Sources

1. Bethell, Leslie (1985). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-23224-1. Retrieved September 6, 2011.