Boyacá, Battle of

Boyacá, Battle of

Latin America [1819]
      (Aug. 7, 1819), in the wars for Latin American independence, encounter near Bogotá that resulted in a victory by South American insurgents over Spanish forces. It freed New Granada (Colombia) from Spanish control.

      A rebel army of about 3,000 men under generals Simón Bolívar (Bolívar, Simón) and Francisco de Paula Santander (Santander, Francisco de Paula) first surprised and defeated the Spaniards in preliminary engagements at Gámeza (July 12) and Pantano de Vargas (July 25) and captured Tunja on August 5. In the final encounter at Boyacá, Santander cut off the Spanish advance force near a bridge over the Boyacá River, while Bolívar's troops attacked the main force a half mile away, capturing about 1,800 prisoners and the Spanish commander. Bolívar then captured Bogotá on August 10 and was hailed as the liberator of New Granada. He set up a provisional government with Santander as vice president and acting head. Bolívar then went to Angostura in Venezuela, where he announced his scheme to establish the Republic of Gran Colombia.

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