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Socorro Province
Socorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824. See also *Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada) The Revolt of the Comuneros was a popular uprising in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (now Colombia and parts of Venezuela) against the Spanish authorities from March through October 1781. The revolt was in reaction to the increase in taxation to ... Provinces of Gran Colombia Provinces of the Republic of New Granada {{Boyacá-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Gran Colombia
The 37 provinces and their departments, in the Republic of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1831. Gran Colombia was a country in northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ... from 1819 to 1831. Its subdivisions were redrawn in 1824, from the original 3 departments into 3 districts with departments and provinces. See also * Subdivisions of Gran Colombia — ''districts, departments, & provinces''. {{Gran Colombia independence, state=collapsed Subdivisions of Gran Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyacá Department (Gran Colombia)
Boyacá Department was one of the departments of Gran Colombia. Borders It had borders to * Magdalena Department, Zulia Department, Apure Department in the North, * Orinoco Department in the East, * Azuay Department in the South, * Cauca Department, Cundinamarca Department in the West. Subdivisions 4 provinces and 29 cantons: * Tunja Province. Capital: Tunja. Cantones: Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Garagoa, Leyva, Moniquirá, Muzo, Santa Rosa, Sogamoso, Suata y Turmeque. * Casanare Province. Capital: Pore. Cantones: Pore, Arauca, Chire, Macuco, Nunchía y Tame. * Pamplona Province. Capital: Pamplona. Cantones: Pamplona, Bucaramanga, Girón, Piedecuesta, Salazar, San José de Cúcuta y Villa del Rosario. * Socorro Province Socorro Province was one of the provinces of Gran Colombia. It belonged to the Boyacá Department which was created in 1824. See also * Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada) Provinces of Gran Colombia Provinces of the Republic of New Gra .... Capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolt Of The Comuneros (New Granada)
The Revolt of the Comuneros was a popular uprising in the Viceroyalty of New Granada (now Colombia and parts of Venezuela) against the Spanish authorities from March through October 1781. The revolt was in reaction to the increase in taxation to raise funds for defense of the region against the British, a rise in the price of tobacco and brandy, which were part of the late eighteenth-century Bourbon reforms. The initial revolt was local and not well known outside the region of Socorro, but in the late nineteenth century, historian Manuel Briceño saw the massive revolt as a precursor to independence. Prior to the 1781 revolt, residents in New Granada had protested, at times violently, crown policy implementation there between 1740 and 1779. The revolt On March 16, 1781, in Socorro in northeastern Colombia, grocer Manuela Beltrán tore down posted edicts about new tax increases and other changes that would have reduced the profits of the colonists and enlarged the benefits of Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Gran Colombia
The 37 provinces and their departments, in the Republic of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1831. Gran Colombia was a country in northern South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ... from 1819 to 1831. Its subdivisions were redrawn in 1824, from the original 3 departments into 3 districts with departments and provinces. See also * Subdivisions of Gran Colombia — ''districts, departments, & provinces''. {{Gran Colombia independence, state=collapsed Subdivisions of Gran Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
