Republic of Gran Colombia: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity; the chronology of its events is available here.

Was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. It included present-day Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela, along with parts of northern Peru, northwestern Brazil and Guyana. The terms Gran Colombia and Greater Colombia are used historiographically to distinguish it from the current Republic of Colombia, which is also the official name of the former state. Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1831 due to the political differences that existed between supporters of federalism and centralism. It broke into the successor states of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.