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Colombia History Timeline

Important people, dates and events in Colombia
Spanish conquest of Colombia
General Simon Bolivar
The War of the Thousand Days
USA pay Colombia $25 million for the loss of Panama

Colombia History Timeline

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1535

 

Spanish conquest of Colombia begins and the first permanent settlement in South America was founded at Santa Marta

1536

 

1536-1538: Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada (1509-1579) leads an expedition into the Andes and obtains massive amounts of emeralds and gold

1538

 

Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada founds Bogota as the capital of the 'New Kingdom of Granada'

1550

 

Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada was appointed Marshal of New Granada and councillor of Bogotá for life (he died in 1579)

1550

 

African slaves shipped to work on Colombian plantations

1564

 

The Spanish government appoints a president to govern the Colombian colony

1700s

 

Spain combines Colombia with neighbouring territories into one large colony called the Viceroyalty of New Granada which consisted of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama
Venezuelan General Francisco Gabriel de Miranda (1750-1816) participated in major political events for more than thirty years

1810

 

The territories of the Viceroyalty of New Granada establish their own independent governments

1810

 

The King of Spain is overthrown by Napoleon

1814

 

Spain sends troops to South America to quell the uprising of the colonists

1819

 

August 7: General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces in the Battle of Boyaca

1819

 

December 17: The Republic of Colombia (also known as Gran Colombia) is proclaimed consisting of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador

1819

 

Colombia gains its independence from Spain and Simon Bolivar becomes the first Colombian president

1830

 

Ecuador and Venezuela became totally independent from Gran Colombia

1853

 

Colombia adopts a constitution which abolishes slavery

1899

 

1899-1902: Civil War - The War of the Thousand Days

1903

 

Panama seceded from Colombia with US backing and allows US control over the land now known as the Panama Canal zone

1922

 

The USA paid Colombia $25 million for the loss of Panama

1939

 

1939-1945 Colombia helped the USA to keep the Panama Canal open during World War 2

1989

 

USA began  to supply the Colombian government with military equipment to help rid Colombia of drug dealers

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