Simón Bolívar is victorious over the Royalist …
Years: 1819 - 1819
August
Simón Bolívar is victorious over the Royalist Army in Colombia on August 7, 1819, in the Battle of Boyaca, in which the guerilla leader Santander distinguishes himself.
Colombia thus acquires its definitive independence from Spanish rule.
Locations
People
Groups
- Peru, Viceroyalty of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (first restoration) of
- Colombia, Republic of (Gran Colombia)
