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== | ==Historical Overivew== | ||
During colonial times present-day Colombia was part of the viceroyalty of Peru. However, due to it’s distance from Lima and the geographical isolation of Santa Fe (Bogotá), it remained relatively independent. In 1739, it became the Viceroyalty of New Granada with additional surrounding territory including Panama and Venezuela. It’s only export was gold, and otherwise was a subsistence economy. <br> | During colonial times present-day Colombia was part of the viceroyalty of Peru. However, due to it’s distance from Lima and the geographical isolation of Santa Fe (Bogotá), it remained relatively independent. In 1739, it became the Viceroyalty of New Granada with additional surrounding territory including Panama and Venezuela. It’s only export was gold, and otherwise was a subsistence economy. <br> | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia] | ||
==Timeline== | ===Timeline=== | ||
1542 - The region of New Granada, along with all other Spanish possessions in South America, became part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, with its capital at Lima<br> | 1542 - The region of New Granada, along with all other Spanish possessions in South America, became part of the Viceroyalty of Peru, with its capital at Lima<br> | ||
1717 - The Viceroyalty of New Granada was originally created, and then it was temporarily removed, to finally be reestablished in 1739. This Viceroyalty included some other provinces of northwestern South America which had previously been under the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalties of New Spain or Peru and correspond mainly to today's Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama<br> | 1717 - The Viceroyalty of New Granada was originally created, and then it was temporarily removed, to finally be reestablished in 1739. This Viceroyalty included some other provinces of northwestern South America which had previously been under the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalties of New Spain or Peru and correspond mainly to today's Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama<br> | ||
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1948 - Following the assassination of the Liberal presidential candidate the ensuing riots in Bogotá, known as El Bogotazo, spread throughout the country and claimed the lives of at least 180,000 Colombians<br> | 1948 - Following the assassination of the Liberal presidential candidate the ensuing riots in Bogotá, known as El Bogotazo, spread throughout the country and claimed the lives of at least 180,000 Colombians<br> | ||
1950- Colombia entered the Korean War and was the only Latin American country to join the war in a direct military role as an ally of the United States<br> | 1950- Colombia entered the Korean War and was the only Latin American country to join the war in a direct military role as an ally of the United States<br> | ||
==Online Histories== | |||
== | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#History English wiki entry on Colombia's history] | ||
*[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#Historia Spanish wiki entry on Colombia's history] | |||
* | *[http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/colombia/HISTORY.html Colombia - History] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4CzVAAAAMAAJ&dq=colombia%20historia&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false "Historia de Colombia para la Enseñanza Secundaria," a Google eBook, published in 1920] | |||
== | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=aIQ-AAAAYAAJ&dq=colombia%20history&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false "The Republic of Colombia," a Google eBook, published in 1906] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=qYBIAAAAYAAJ&dq=colombia%20history&pg=PP9#v=onepage&q&f=false "Colombia. Comprising its Geography, History, and Topography," a Google eBook, published in 1833] | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=6aMCAAAAYAAJ&dq=colombia%20historia&pg=PP5#v=onepage&q&f=false "Historia de la República de Colombia," a Google eBook, published in 1827] | |||
[[es:Historia de Colombia]] | [[es:Historia de Colombia]] | ||
[[Category:Colombia]] [[Category:Histories]] | [[Category:Colombia]] [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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