Colombian War of Independence

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armed conflict historical event war of independence

The Colombian War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in northern South America that led to the liberation of present-day Colombia and neighboring regions from Spanish colonial rule and the formation of Gran Colombia.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Colombian War of Independence canonical	25
Reconquista of New Granada	3
Boyacá (referencing national independence victory)	1
Colombian independence	1
Colombian independence movement	1
Colombian struggle for independence	1
New Granada independence movement	1
independence movement of New Granada	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
belligerent	Spanish Empire ⓘ patriot forces of New Granada ⓘ royalist forces ⓘ
cause	Bourbon Reforms ⓘ Spanish colonial rule in New Granada ⓘ crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ impact of Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ
commander	Antonio Nariño ⓘ Camilo Torres Tenorio ⓘ Francisco de Paula Santander ⓘ Juan Sámano ⓘ Pablo Morillo ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
conflictType	anti-colonial war ⓘ revolutionary war ⓘ
endDate	1819 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
ideology	liberalism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
involvedTerritory	Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ surface form: New Granada
keyBattle	Battle of Boyacá ⓘ Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ Battle of Pantano de Vargas ⓘ
languageOfCombatants	Spanish ⓘ
location	Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ present-day Panama ⓘ present-day Venezuela ⓘ
opposedIdeology	absolutist monarchy ⓘ
outcome	collapse of Spanish royalist control in New Granada ⓘ creation of the Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia) ⓘ
partOf	Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
result	formation of Gran Colombia ⓘ independence of New Granada from Spain ⓘ
significantEvent	Admirable Campaign ⓘ Battle of Boyacá ⓘ Battle of Carabobo ⓘ surface form: Battle of Carabobo (linked Venezuelan campaign) Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ Battle of Pantano de Vargas ⓘ Army of the Andes ⓘ surface form: Crossing of the Andes by Bolívar Patria Boba period ⓘ Colombian War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reconquista of New Granada Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ
startDate	1810 ⓘ
successorState	Gran Colombia ⓘ
turningPoint	patriot victory at the Battle of Boyacá ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

Latin American independence movements → hasPart → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Order of Boyacá → hasMotto → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boyacá (referencing national independence victory)

Order of Boyacá → associatedWithEvent → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Venezuelan War of Independence → relatedMovement → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Colombian War of Independence → significantEvent → Colombian War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconquista of New Granada

Spanish America → independenceMovement → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Antonio Nariño → movement → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colombian independence movement

Antonio Nariño → foughtIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

llanero cavalry → playedRoleIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Boyacá → partOf → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Boyacá → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Manuela Sáenz → participantIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada → activeDuring → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconquista of New Granada

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

this entity surface form: Colombian struggle for independence

Patria Boba period → partOf → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Patria Boba period → followedBy → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconquista of New Granada

Patria Boba period → mainSubject → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colombian independence

Juan Sámano → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Granada independence movement

Francisco de Paula Santander → participantIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Pablo Morillo → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Paipa → significantEventPeriod → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Camilo Torres Tenorio → movement → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Pantano de Vargas → partOf → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

army of Gran Colombia → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia

Battle of Cúcuta → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Francisco José de Caldas → participantIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: independence movement of New Granada

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera → participantIn → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Spanish royalist army → conflict → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Cry of Independence of Colombia → partOf → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Cry of Independence of Colombia → relatedTo → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Magdalena Ortega y Mesa → associatedWith → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

Himno Nacional → associatedWith → Colombian War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia