Realm · 1822–1829

Gran Colombia

Gran Colombia appears on the map from 1822 to 1829. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1824, it covered about 4.32 million km².

Gran Colombia was the republic created by Simón Bolívar's independence campaigns in northern South America; historians use the name to distinguish it from today's Colombia. After his victory at Boyacá in 1819, the Congress of Angostura proclaimed the Republic of Colombia, joining the former Viceroyalty of New Granada and the Captaincy General of Venezuela, and the Congress of Cúcuta gave it a constitution in 1821. Victories at Carabobo in 1821 and Pichincha in 1822 added Venezuela's heartland and Quito, and Panama joined after breaking from Spain. More about Gran Colombia.

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On the map

1822–1829

Greatest extent

1824, about 4.32 million km²

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Wikipedia: Gran Colombia · Wikidata Q199821