Revolution of July 20, 1810

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event in the Colombian War of Independence political revolution uprising

The Revolution of July 20, 1810 was the uprising in Santa Fe de Bogotá that sparked Colombia’s struggle for independence from Spanish colonial rule.

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Label	Occurrences
Revolution of July 20, 1810 canonical	1
Revolution of July 20, 1810 in Bogotá	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ political revolution ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ surface form: Grito de Independencia de Colombia Grito del 20 de Julio ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Colombia’s Independence Day ⓘ July 20 each year ⓘ
conflictType	anti-colonial revolt ⓘ
country	Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
date	1810-07-20 ⓘ
describedAs	starting point of Colombia’s independence movement ⓘ
describedIn	Colombian history textbooks ⓘ
followedBy	civil conflicts among New Granadan provinces ⓘ creation of the Junta Suprema de Santa Fe ⓘ period of Patria Boba (1810–1816) ⓘ
hasCause	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ creole elite demands for political participation ⓘ crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ discontent with Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
hasEffect	establishment of a local governing junta in Bogotá ⓘ spread of independence movements in New Granada provinces ⓘ start of Colombia’s independence process ⓘ weakening of Spanish viceregal authority in New Granada ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	national historical event of Colombia ⓘ
involves	popular mobilization in the Plaza Mayor of Bogotá ⓘ reading of a public proclamation by José Acevedo y Gómez ⓘ
location	Bogotá ⓘ Bogotá ⓘ surface form: Santa Fe de Bogotá present-day Colombia ⓘ
mainClaim	political autonomy from Spanish authorities ⓘ recognition of sovereignty of the people of New Granada ⓘ
organizedBy	creole elites of Santa Fe de Bogotá ⓘ members of the Sociedad Patriótica ⓘ
partOf	Colombian War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Colombian struggle for independence Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
precededBy	political unrest in New Granada ⓘ
result	deposition of Viceroy Antonio José Amar y Borbón ⓘ formation of a Supreme Governing Junta in Bogotá ⓘ oath of loyalty to Ferdinand VII combined with de facto autonomy ⓘ
significantParticipant	Antonio Nariño ⓘ Camilo Torres Tenorio ⓘ Jorge Tadeo Lozano ⓘ José Acevedo y Gómez ⓘ José Miguel Pey ⓘ Antonio José Amar y Borbón ⓘ surface form: Virrey Antonio José Amar y Borbón
symbolizedBy	flower vase incident (Llorente vase incident) ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
triggerEvent	confrontation over a borrowed flower vase from merchant José González Llorente ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colombian War of Independence → significantEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ

Patria Boba period → significantEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Revolution of July 20, 1810 in Bogotá