Message President Santander at the First Constitutional Congress of Gran Colombia: (1823)
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0165QXH98 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 382 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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The 1819 Congress of Angostura agreed to unite what are now Colombia and Venezuela into a single state. By the 18th century, Spain was much weaker than it had been in the past. But it was the French Revolution that served as a catalyst to the Spanish-American wars of independence in the early 19th century. In Bolivar’s absence, Santander served as President of Gran Colombia. Bolivar was born into a wealthy Creole family in what is now Venezuela. This last group formed the majority of the population in most of Spanish America.The American Revolution in the late 18th century may have provided some inspiration to would-be revolutionaries in Spanish America. Gran Colombia, a country that included modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama, had recently won its independence from Spain. Spain maintained control over most of its colonies in Middle and South America. This un