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The Battle of Boyacá and the Liberation of Colombia
The Spanish army and the independence forces announced the same outcome of the Battle of Boyacá: Santafé was no longer under the control of the crown. The ar...
5 sie 2023 · Every year, August 7 is a Colombian holiday. That’s because it is Battle of Boyacá Day. The Battle of Boyacá celebration commemorates a decisive patriot victory over Spanish and royalist forces on August 7, 1819, during Colombia’s war for independence.
27 maj 2024 · In the annals of Latin American history, few events loom as large as the Battle of Boyacá. Fought on August 7, 1819 in the Colombian Andes, this clash between patriot and royalist forces marked the culmination of a decade-long struggle for independence from Spanish colonial rule.
7 lip 2013 · The Boyacá Bridge, 14 kilometers from Tunja and 110 kilometers from Bogotá, was the scenario for one of the greatest battles ever fought in the name of independence in Colombia: the Battle of Boyacá.
The Battle of Boyacá (1819), also known as the Battle of Boyacá Bridge was a decisive victory by a combined army of Venezuelan and New Granadan troops along with a British Legion led by General Simon Bolivar over the III Division of the Spanish Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme commanded by Spanish Colonel José Barreiro.
Battle of Boyacá, (Aug. 7, 1819), in the wars for Latin American independence, encounter near Bogotá that resulted in a victory by South American insurgents over Spanish forces. It freed New Granada (Colombia) from Spanish control.
