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1492
Conquested
The conquest of America was the process of exploration, conquest and settlement in the so-called New World carried out by Spain and Portugal in the 16th century, and in which other European powers later participated, after Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. -
Independence
The Independence of Colombia was the process that led to the end of the period of domination of the Spanish Empire in the current territory of the country. This process was fought in the middle of a conflict developed between 1810 and 1819 to emancipate the territories that then comprised the Viceroyalty of New Granada. -
1810 National Army was founded (July 23rd)
On July 23, 1810, the Army was created with the "Volunteers of the National Guard" Battalion with Antonio Baraya as its first commander. From these ranks other pro-independence heroes such as Francisco de Paula Santander, Atanasio Girardot, and Hermógenes Maza would emerge. -
Slavery Abolition
In 1823, the total prohibition of the slave trade was declared without ensuring that it was fully addressed and it was not until May 21, 1851 that the freedom of slaves was finally decreed as of January 1, 1852 but with the condition of that the state paid compensation to slave owners represented in bonds. -
One thousands days’ war
The Thousand Days War was a civil conflict in Colombia disputed between October 17, 1899 and November 21, 1902, due to disagreements with previous policies and results of the Regeneration policy supported by the National Party. -
Banana's Massacre
The massacre of the banana plantations is the name by which the massacre of the workers of the United States banana company United Fruit Company at the hands of the Colombian army is known, which occurred between December 5 and 6, 1928 in the municipality of Ciénaga, Magdalena -
Constitutional reform (1936)
In 1936 he partially reformed the Constitution of 1886, giving way to a new conception of the State, for which he had the leadership of his Minister of Government Darío Echandía, who as a government spokesman was the main protagonist in Congress; Echandía would later also be President of the Republic. -
Military coup of General Rojas Pinilla (1953)
The Coup d'état of 1953 was the peaceful seizure of power by the Colombian military, deposing the conservative civilian government of Laureano Gómez, after three years of unpopular management and years of violence. It occurred on Saturday June 13, 1953. -
Theft of weapons from the North Canton by the guerrilla M-19 (1978)
The robbery of arms of the North Canton, called by the guerrillas "Operation Blue Whale", was an armed assault by the Colombian guerrilla group Movimiento 19 de Abril on the facilities of the North Canton of the Colombian National Army in Bogotá on December 31 1978. -
Assault on the National Palace of Justice
The takeover of the Palace of Justice, called Operation Antonio Nariño for the Rights of Man, was an assault perpetrated in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday, November 6, 1985 by a commando of guerrillas from the April 19 Movement (M-19) to the Palace. de Justicia, located on the north side of Plaza de Bolívar, in front of the Congress headquarters and one block from the Casa de Nariño, the presidential residence. The M-19 held about 350 hostages among magistrates. -
Armero tragedy
The Armero tragedy was a natural disaster product of the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano on Wednesday, November 13, 1985, affecting the departments of Caldas and Tolima, Colombia. -
Political constitution 1991
The Political Constitution of the Republic of Colombia of 1991 is the Magna Carta of the Republic of Colombia. It was promulgated in the Constitutional Gazette number 114 of Thursday, July 4, 1991, and is also known as the Constitution of Human Rights. -
Promulgation of the Constitution (1991)
In December 1990, elections were called to elect representatives to the National Constituent Assembly, which promulgated the new constitution on July 4, 1991. -
Peace treaty
A first peace agreement, signed in Cartagena on September 26, 2016,6 had to be endorsed in Colombia in a plebiscite in which citizens had to vote "Yes" or "No": the final result was a victory for the "No" ", Which forced the Government to" renegotiate "the agreement taking into account the objections of the opponents of the agreement, while creating uncertainty about the legal application of the agreements. -
Coronavirus
It is a deadly virus that began in 2019 and became a pandemic in 2020
