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joined him. Baraya and the rebels with him, signed an act that declared Nariño an usurper and a tyrant, and pledged loyalty to the Congress. Nariño used the opportunity to request extraordinary powers from the legislature of Cundinamarca, which allowed him to be appointed as a dictator.
734:Álvarez refused to submit to the United Provinces or to make a deal with Bolívar. Bolívar and his army stormed the city, which fell on 12 December 1814, after two days of bloody house-to-house combat. The government of Cundinamarca recognized the supremacy of the 667:
The Federalist troops, however, only started pursuing more than a week later, giving Nariño's troops enough time to organise a defense. Baraya's troops lay siege to Santafé de Bogota on 24 December. But on 9 January 1813, in the Battle of San Victorino
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Nevertheless, Bolivar's army had suffered heavy casualties (204 killed and 100 wounded), which led the Federalist troops to loot the city in revenge, killing Spanish civilians and raping women. A large part of the city was devastated.
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The failure of the campaign and the capture of Nariño left Cundinamarca significantly weakened. The United Provinces took the opportunity to send an army against it, headed by
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Acosta de Samper, Soledad (1910). «Acciones de Palacé, Calibío, Juanambú, Cebollas y Ejido de Pasto». Biografía del general Antonio Nariño (Imprenta del Departamento).
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Encina, Francisco Antonio (1961). Bolívar y la independencia de la América española: Independencia de Nueva Granada y Venezuela (parte 1) III. Santiago: Nascimiento.
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The animosity between Nariño's centralist factions and the federalist factions in the Congress, led by Torres, soon spread to the respective regions. The
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With this victory for Cundinamarca, the War ended momentarily, after the two sides agreed to join forces against the common enemy: the Royalist armies.
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to attack the Federalist leaders in Tunja, but Baraya decided to switch sides and support the Federalist forces. Many important leaders like
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On 26 November 1812, Nariño left with his army to conquer Tunja. On 2 December 1812, his army faced a Federalist army commanded by
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policy, and were convinced that the economic and political power of Cundinamarca would allow it to dominate and unify New Granada.
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Map of New Granada in 1811 with the Federalist territory in red, the Centralist in green and the Royalist (Spanish) in yellow.
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Bolívar y la independencia de la América española: Independencia de Nueva Granada y Venezuela (parte 1)
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in Spain had been dissolved in 1810, two political entities were formed in present-day
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Rodríguez O., Jaime (1999). "Las primeras juntas autonomistas, 1810-1812". En
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Definitive incorporation of Cundinamarca into the United Provinces in 1814.
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was named Governor of the province of Cundinamarca on 20 December 1814.
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Nariño's Expedition to the South and Bolívar's attack (December 1814)
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against the Royalists who controlled the provinces of
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The war ended with a victory for the 896:1814 in the Viceroyalty of New Granada 891:1813 in the Viceroyalty of New Granada 886:1812 in the Viceroyalty of New Granada 818: 871:Spanish American wars of independence 586:, centered around the former capital 181: 729:Manuel de Bernardo Álvarez del Casal 745:Cundinamarca was integrated in the 13: 787:Encina, Francisco Antonio (1961). 14: 907: 114: 102: 32: 747:United Provinces of New Granada 736:United Provinces of New Granada 659:in the Battle of Ventaquemada ( 621:United Provinces of New Granada 606:United Provinces of New Granada 861:Civil wars of the 19th century 803: 794: 763: 1: 831:Colombian War of Independence 756: 226:First Republic of New Granada 211:Colombian War of Independence 26:Colombian War of Independence 866:Military history of Colombia 715:Second Republic of Venezuela 641:Francisco de Paula Santander 300:Spanish reconquest (1815-16) 7: 10: 912: 751:José Miguel Pey de Andrade 706:, and locked up in Spain. 566: 50:December 1812-January 1813 731:and José Ramón de Leyva. 543:between 1812 and 1814 in 219: 161: 126: 95: 42: 31: 23: 18: 645:Francisco José de Caldas 416:River and naval campaign 856:Wars involving Colombia 635:Nariño ordered General 338:New Granada resistance 127:Commanders and leaders 610:Camilo Torres Tenorio 573:Supreme Central Junta 537:New Granada Civil War 19:New Granada Civil War 604:The second was the 446:Cartagena (1820–21) 598:. 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Index

Colombian War of Independence

New Granada
Colombia
Federalists
Centralists
Camilo Torres
Antonio Baraya
Atanasio Girardot
Simón Bolívar
Antonio Nariño
Bernardo Álvarez
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Colombian War of Independence
First Republic of New Granada
Bajo Palacé
Iscuandé
La Ladera
Sabanas
Magdalena campaign
Carrillo
Admirable
Civil War
Nariño's Campaign
Enmedio
Palo River
Tolú
Spanish reconquest (1815-16)

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