Colombia Timeline

By nathaniel leman
  • 1535

    Spanish conquest of Colombia begins and the first permanent settlement in South America was founded at Santa Marta

    Spanish conquest of Colombia begins and the first permanent settlement in South America was founded at Santa Marta
  • 1538

    Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada founds Bogota as the capital of the 'New Kingdom of Granada'

    Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada founds Bogota as the capital of the 'New Kingdom of Granada'
  • 1550

    African slaves are sent to Colombia to work on plantations

    African slaves are sent to Colombia to work on plantations

  • Date of Independence

    Date of Independence

  • General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces in the Battle of Boyaca

    General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces in the Battle of Boyaca

  • Ecuador and Venezuela became independent from Gran Colombia

    Ecuador and Venezuela became independent from Gran Colombia

  • Colombia Adopts a Constitution

    Colombia Adopts a Constitution

  • Civil War: The War of the Thousand Days

    Civil War: The War of the Thousand Days

  • Colombia helps the USA by keeping the Panama Canal open during World War 2

    Colombia helps the USA by keeping the Panama Canal open during World War 2

  • USA begins to supply Colombia with military equipment to help get ride of drug dealers

    USA begins to supply Colombia with military equipment to help get ride of drug dealers