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Rebellion of the comuneros.
España decides to raise taxes. The comuneros from the Socorro weren't agree they wanted that the taxes be lowered for that reason they travel to Santa Fe and "Puente del comun." They started to protest some of them wanted more power and the other one wanted a reduction of the taxes. -
Junta de Bogotá
On July 21, the Government conforms the meeting Santa Fe de Bogotá, the viceroy Antonio José Amar y Borbón continues to retain power; Meanwhile, outside in the Plaza Mayor, the revolutionary José María Carbonell agitates the town and inhabitants are joining it, popular pressure is growing. With the support of the people, the first steps towards independence from Spain are taken. -
Patria boba
When they first became independent from España, the "criollos" who remained in charge of the country did not know whether they should have a strong, centralized government for the entire country, or a federal government so that each region had its own government but all being the same country. Antonio Nariño and Camilo Torres were important at this time. -
Junta de Cartagena
The Cabildo de Cartagena de Indias called an extraordinary meeting for August 13, 1810, in which its functions ceased and the following new dignitaries were elected:
President
Vice president
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Reconquest
Pablo Morillo "El Pacificador" arrives with 1,200 men from Spain and 66 ships, to reconquer the country. They arrive in Cartagena and make those there surrender. -
Congreso de Angortura
Bolivar is named president of Venezuela and Colombia but it has a different vice president for each of the two countries.
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Battle of pantano de Vargas
The battle of the Pantano de Vargas was an armed confrontation that took place near the municipality of Paipa on July 25, 1819, between the independence troops and the royalist troops for the independence of Colombia The patriots won against España. -
Battle of Boyaca
Bolivar and his army surround the Spaniards on the Boyaca bridge where the Spaniards are already located. The idea of surrounding them is from Francisco de Paula Santander. -
Independence
July 20, 1810 - Cry of Independence In 1819 a republican army commanded by Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander crossed the mountains that separated the provinces of Casanare and Tunja and after the battles of Paya, Pantano de Vargas and Puente de Boyacá had free way to take control of Santa Fe, the city he arrives on August 10, 1819.
