Battle of Boyacá 1819

Bolívar crosses the Andes and surprises the Spanish army, liberating New Granada.

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Key facts

Date	1819
Type	Battle
Location	5.45° N, 73.40° W
Nearest city on the map	Bogotá (about 111 km)
Territory of (map of 1815)	Viceroyalty of New Granada

The world around 1819

Year	Event	Where
1822	Brazil becomes independent	Rio de Janeiro
1824	Battle of Ayacucho	Battle of Ayacucho

Who was alive at the time

Lived	Person
1783 – 1830	Simón Bolívar	Liberator of South America