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was a military campaign launched by Simón Bolívar in early 1819 to liberate New Granada (present-day Colombia) from Spanish rule. ... At the time of the meeting of the armies, approximately 4,300 troops were assembled
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administrative changes applied by the Spanish monarchs of the house of Bourbon from the 18th century on the Viceroyalty of New Spain. These reforms sought to reshape both the internal situation of the peninsula and its relations with the colonies
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The act of confronting or the state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face.
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was a territorial entity, part of the Spanish Empire, established by the Crown (1717-1723, 1739-1810 and 1815-1822) during the Bourbon dynasty
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persons, typically well-educated, who engage their intellect in work which they believe to be of cultural importance.
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The state or quality of being independent
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Enlightenment thinkers believed that, through human reason, it was possible to combat ignorance and superstition. Reason would also help to end tyrannies and build a better world
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The office, authority, or term of service of a viceroy
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is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as Crown dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states).Legally ill-defined, the term has different meanings depending on context
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The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence
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: A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
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A group of soldiers
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Any of various shrubby plants of the genus Gossypium, having showy flowers and grown for the soft white downy fibers surrounding oil-rich seeds
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An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion
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children of parents of different ethnic backgrounds, especially white and Amerindian
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A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government
