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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

Laureano Eleuterio Gómez

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Colombia

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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.

Colombia

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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.

Chibcha stone carving

A decorative stone carving of an eagle or condor, on top of the mountain peak of...

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Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada

Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded the city of Bogotá in 1538.

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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

Spanish viceroyalties and Portuguese territories in the Americas, 1780

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Francisco de Paula Santander

Francisco de Paula Santander

A statue of Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian general, in Medellín, Colombia.

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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.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar, painting by Jose Gil de Casto, 1826, in the Lima Art Museum,...

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Gen. José Antonio Páez

Gen. José Antonio Páez

Gen. José Antonio Páez.

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Rafael Núñez

Rafael Núñez

Rafael Núñez, illustration from Harper's Weekly, v. 71, 1885.

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Laureano Eleuterio Gómez

Laureano Eleuterio Gómez

Laureano Eleuterio Gómez.

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Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

A bust of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Medellín, Colombia.

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Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar

Drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar (left) with a bodyguard, 1983.

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Raul Castro stands between Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, encouraging them to shake hands at a formal meeting in Havana.

Juan Manuel Santos, Rodrigo Londoño, and Raúl Castro

Cuban Pres. Raúl Castro (centre) encouraging Colombian Pres. Juan Manuel Santos (left)...

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President Alvaro Uribe, wearing a suit and the Colombian presidential sash, raises his hand to wave.

Álvaro Uribe Vélez, 2006

Colombian Pres. Álvaro Uribe Vélez waving to supporters during his inauguration,...

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Colombian President Ivan Duque in a suit and purple tie, smiling, with blurred flags in the background.

Iván Duque

Iván Duque.

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Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez stand at the center of a cheering crowd, holding hands and smiling as they celebrate their presidential victory in Bogota, Colombia.

Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez

Presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, celebrating...

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