Historical place archive

Bogota in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bogota in Venezuela. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records6 event labels1 people1814–1830

Historical events in Bogota

1814

1814
Capture of Bogota
Simon Bolivar · Wars of Independence

Captures Bogota from the Spanish

July 1814
Siege of Bogota
Simon Bolivar · Wars of Independence

Bolivar liberates Bogota

1819

10 August 1819
Capture of Bogota
Simon Bolivar · Wars of Independence

Captures Bogota

10 August 1819
Constitution of Venezuela
Simon Bolivar · Wars of Independence

Establishes the Republic of Gran Colombia with himself as President

1828

27 August 1828
Organic Decree
Simon Bolivar · Government of Venezuela

Simon Bolivar issued an Organic Decree and assumed extraordinary executive powers over Gran Colombia.

1830

May 1830
Resignation from Presidency
Simon Bolivar · Government of Venezuela

Resigns political authority in Gran Colombia amid the federation's collapse.

4 May 1830
Departure from Bogota
Simon Bolivar · Military

Leaves Bogota intending to travel into exile after resigning from political leadership.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Venezuela and Bogota. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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