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France captured and forced the Spanish King, Ferdinand VII to abdicate the throne. Napoleon then put his brother Joseph Bonaparte in charge, which caused a wave of hatred towards France and loyalty to Ferdinand VII.
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In 1809, a politician, Camilo Torres Tenorio published Memorial de Agravios, or Remembrance of Offenses, which outlined a list of incidents and maltreatment of Creoles by the Spanish government. A lot of these sentiments were agreed on.
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Celebrated on August 10th, it marks when Quito declared independence from Spanish rule.
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The revolt established a junta and expelled Spanish Viceroyalty from the area. They still swore loyalty to Ferdinand VII
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They officially declared Venezuela to be independent of Spain.
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Celebrated on July 5th, it marks the day of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence in 1811
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Gran Colombia existed from 1819 to around 1830
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An army of roughly 3,000 men led by Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander defeated Spanish forces. The victory was the end of Spanish rule and Gran Colombia became independent.
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The Republic of Colombia, known as Gran Colombia was proclaimed. It was formerly the Viceroyalty of New Granada. It included roughly modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. Simón Bolívar was president.
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Led by Simón Bolivar, rebels defeated Spanish forces and basically freed Venezuela from Spanish rule.
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Led by Antonio José de Sucre defeated Spanish forces on a volcano and allowed them to later take Quito, Ecuador.
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Venezuela rebels to try and secede from Gran Colombia and form its own country.
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Gran Colombia dissolved after rebellions and Venezuela, Ecuador, and New Granada (Now Colombia) become independent countries. Bolívar resigns and dies soon after.
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Died near Santa Marta at the age of 47.