Modern era
Gran Colombia
- Period
- AD 1822 – AD 1833
- Duration
- approx. 11 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1824
- Area (max.)
- approx. 4.3 million km²
Profile
Strength
Liberation armies under Bolívar and Sucre that ended Spanish rule in several countries.
Famous figures
- Simón Bolívar
- Francisco de Paula Santander
- Antonio José de Sucre
Wars & battles won
- Battle of Boyacá (1819)
- Battle of Carabobo (1821)
- Battle of Pichincha (1822)
- Battle of Tarqui (1829)
Wars & battles lost
- Break-up into Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador (1830)
Languages
- Spanish
Period and duration
Gran Colombia — according to the map data from AD 1822 to AD 1833, roughly 11 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Gran Colombia — greatest extent around AD 1824: the mapped borders then cover about 4.3 million km², roughly 2.9% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1821)
- Spanish Empire
- New Granada
After
- Bolivia
- Republic of New Granada
- Venezuela
Neighbours around AD 1824
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Empire of Brazil
- British Empire
- United States of America
- Republic of Peru
- Río de la Plata
- Spanish Empire
- British Colonial Empire
- Bourbon Kingdom of France
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1824 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Gran Colombia on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.