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Discover of America

  • Arrival of the Spanish in America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Arrival of the Spanish in America

    the Spanish came to America thinking it was Asia, America was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
  • Discovery of Colombia
    1499

    Discovery of Colombia

    It was discovered by Alonso de Ojeda thanks to the legends and treasures it contained.
  • Conquest and Colonization of Colombia
    1502

    Conquest and Colonization of Colombia

    It began to be colonized thanks to the riches and treasures that were in Colombia, and each indigenous town was conquered step by step.
  • Conquest of the Caribbean Coast
    1502

    Conquest of the Caribbean Coast

    He was conquered by Rodrigo de Bastidas, he explored Cabo de la Vela to Uraba, he discovered the Magdalena river.
  • Period: 1510 to 1525

    foundations of caribbean cities

    Martin Fernandez and Vasco Nuñez founded Santa Maria la antigua del darièn, Santa Marta y Calamar (Cartagena).
  • conquest of the south western region
    1535

    conquest of the south western region

    Sebastian de Belalcázar, entered Colombia looking for a mythical place rich in gold, founded Cali, Popayan and Pasto.
  • Conquest of the Central region
    1536

    Conquest of the Central region

    Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada was sailing with 700 men along the Magdalena river looking for the city of El Dorado, but it was a lie of the indigenous people because they knew they were going to kill them.
  • 1538

    foundations of cities in central Colombia

    In 1538 Jimenez de Quesada, subdued the population of Cipa and founded Santafè, and from there he searched for the dorado, they exploited all the resources.
  • Meeting of the conquerors
    1538

    Meeting of the conquerors

    Nicolas de Federman, Sebastian Belalcazar and Jimenez de Quezada met and went to Spain to divide up the land.
  • Period: 1538 to

    Colonization

    From 1538 to 1810 Colombia was colonized and controlled by the Spanish.
  • Period: 1539 to 1541

    Foundations of cities in the southern region

    Jorge Robledo founded the cities of Anserma, Cartago and Santafè de Antioquia.
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    First Revolution of the commoners

    The first riots arose, and this gave rise to the revolution, but they did not want to change the Spanish regime, they were only revolts, they only wanted to have a lower workload.
  • Declaration of independence of Colombia

    Declaration of independence of Colombia

    Colombia, interested in the cry of independence, looked for a way for people to be enthusiastic about the idea of ​​being free, looking for the excuse of getting a florist.
  • first civil war

    first civil war

    It was a useless war where the troops of Simon Bolivar and Antonio Nariño faced the federalist and centralist patriots.
  • Boyaca's battle

    Boyaca's battle

    On the Boyaca bridge, they fought for Colombia to be free.
  • Independence of Colombia

    Independence of Colombia

    The liberation of the Colombians from the Spanish who had us enslaved took place, and it took place in the midst of wars and the deaths of patriots in order to be free.

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