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The Battle of Boyacá, fought on August 7, 1819, was a decisive victory led by Simón Bolívar that secured Colombia’s independence from Spanish rule and marked a turning point in the fight for...
On August 7, 1819, heavy rain and thick fog covered the battlefield as Simón Bolívar, known as "El Libertador," led his forces in the Battle of Boyacá in Col...
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...
The Battle of Boyacá and the Liberation of Colombia
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.
This painting depicts the most crucial battle of the Colombian War of Independence, the Battle of Boyacá, which took place on August 7, 1819, near the city of Tunja. This confrontation...
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.
