End of the Viceroyalty of New Granada (1819)

Bolívar's Victory at Boyacá

The Viceroyalty of New Granada—a Spanish colonial jurisdiction covering modern Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela—ceased to exist in 1819 after Simón Bolívar's decisive victory at the Battle of Boyacá on August 7. The battle secured independence for New Granada and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.