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| - On July 20th, 1820, revolutionaries caused an uprising in Bogota (present day Colombia). These two parties could not come to a compromise, which resulted in a series of civil wars. These wars severely weakened the already disorganized country, which was exactly the kind of opening that the Spanish needed in order to regain control. They jumped at this opportunity and set out for reconquest in 1814, ending with their victory. As soon as the Spanish regained control, they started executing republicans, and as a result, most of their force fled to Casanare in the footsteps of their leader, Francisco de Paula Santander. After pulling the troops together, Santander took them to the Orinoco basin of Venezuela, where he was set to meet up with Simon Bolivar, the "Liberator of South America." This
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| - On July 20th, 1820, revolutionaries caused an uprising in Bogota (present day Colombia). These two parties could not come to a compromise, which resulted in a series of civil wars. These wars severely weakened the already disorganized country, which was exactly the kind of opening that the Spanish needed in order to regain control. They jumped at this opportunity and set out for reconquest in 1814, ending with their victory. As soon as the Spanish regained control, they started executing republicans, and as a result, most of their force fled to Casanare in the footsteps of their leader, Francisco de Paula Santander. After pulling the troops together, Santander took them to the Orinoco basin of Venezuela, where he was set to meet up with Simon Bolivar, the "Liberator of South America." This combination of troops took back power with capped by a lopsided victory at Boyaca on August 7, 1819. Bolivar then became the first president of the land which he claimed as "Gran Colombia" or "the Republic of Colombia," with Santander as his vice. Elements of Brinton’s Anatomy of a Revolution that match Colombia: Bold= Colombian Match CONDITIONS WHICH SEEM TO BE PRESENT AS CAUSES OF MAJOR REVOLUTIONS: 1. People from all social classes are discontented. 7. The government does not respond to the needs of its society. THE COURSE THAT REVOLUTIONS SEEM TO TAKE: 2. Unsuccessful government attempts to suppress revolutionaries. 3. Revolutionaries gain power and seem united. At first, Colombia is very united and nationalism is strong. 4. Once in power, revolutionaries begin to quarrel among themselves, and unity begins to dissolve. 7. A strong man emerges and assumes great power. 9. A period of terror occurs. 10. Moderate groups regain power. The revolution is over. RESULTS: 1. Did the ideals of the revolution change as its leadership changed? 2. Were the original goals of the revolution achieved? At what point? Were these achievements conserved? 3. Which social classes gained most from the revolution? Which lost? Did the original ruling group or individuals from this group return to power? blue line-Colombia red line- Gran Colombia left balloon- Bogota (where the uprising in 1810 occurred) right balloon- Boyaca (where Bolivar defeated the spanish in 1819) Click the link above to go to the Colombia Revolutionary Timeline created by one of the users. If you click the bubble under each event, more information will come up about this event, including the time frame, if occurring over a period of more than one day.
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