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history of Colombia: Quick Facts

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Colombia
Political map of Colombia showing national and departmental boundaries, major cities, and neighboring countries, including Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama. The map also highlights Colombia's Caribbean islands, San Andres and Providencia, and includes a small locator map marking Colombia's position in South America.
Stone carving of a stylized eagle or condor with curled wings, set against a rock wall and surrounded by greenery, on Monserrate mountain in Bogota, Colombia.
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
Map of the Americas in 1780 showing the Spanish and Portuguese viceroyalties. Spanish territories are shaded in green, including the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Viceroyalty of Peru, Viceroyalty of New Granada, and Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata. Portuguese territory, labeled as the Viceroyalty of Brazil, is shaded in purple. Borders between Spanish and Portuguese lands are marked, with amendments from 1750 and 1778 indicated. British territory is shown in the northern part of North America. Ma
Francisco de Paula Santander
Painting by Jose Gil de Castro of Simon Bolivar standing on a checkered floor, wearing an ornate black military uniform with gold embroidery and holding a sword.
Gen. José Antonio Páez
Rafael Núñez
Laureano Eleuterio Gómez
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