flower vase incident (Llorente vase incident)
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The flower vase incident, or Llorente vase incident, was a staged diplomatic quarrel in Bogotá that sparked public unrest and is widely regarded as the catalyst for Colombia’s independence movement on July 20, 1810.
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| flower vase incident | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic incident
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historical event ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Patriotic Revolution of July 20, 1810 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalystFor |
Colombian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Colombia’s independence movement ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | pretext engineered by Creole leaders to provoke a popular uprising ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInConflict | early phase of Colombian independence process ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Museum of the 20th of July (Casa del Florero)
NERFINISHED
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National holiday in Colombia ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Colombia’s Independence Day
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July 20 ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1810-07-20 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | political instability and regional fragmentation in New Granada ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Florero de Llorente incident
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Llorente vase incident ⓘ |
| hasCause | staged diplomatic quarrel between Creole patriots and Spanish authorities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
central episode in Colombian national historical narrative
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subject of Colombian school curricula ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
establishment of a local governing junta in Bogotá
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public unrest in Bogotá ⓘ start of independence movement in New Granada ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Llorente’s flower vase ⓘ |
| historicalInterpretation | considered a carefully planned incident rather than a spontaneous quarrel ⓘ |
| involves |
Antonio Morales
NERFINISHED
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Camilo Torres Tenorio NERFINISHED ⓘ Creole patriots ⓘ Jorge Tadeo Lozano NERFINISHED ⓘ José González Llorente NERFINISHED ⓘ José Miguel Pey NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ Virrey Antonio José Amar y Borbón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bogotá
NERFINISHED
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Casa del Florero, Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de Bolívar, Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | monuments and plaques in Bogotá ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin American wars of independence ⓘ |
| politicalContext | tensions between Creole elites and Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cry of Independence of Colombia
NERFINISHED
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Junta de Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
formation of an autonomous government in Santa Fe de Bogotá
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overthrow of the viceregal authorities in Bogotá ⓘ |
| significance | widely regarded as the catalyst for Colombia’s independence ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | refusal to lend a flower vase by José González Llorente ⓘ |
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