Viceroyalty of New Granada

Viceroyalty of New Granada was a colony in Northern Andes (South America) that lasted from 1717 to 1819 CE, about 102 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Viceroyalty carved from Peru covering Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela, suppressed in 1723 and restored in 1739. Creole juntas rose against it from 1810.

See Viceroyalty of New Granada on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1717 to 1819 CE

Duration

102 years

Type

Colony

Region

Northern Andes, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Santa Fe de Bogotá

Came from

• New Kingdom of Granada 1538 to 1717 CE

Became

• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1780 Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II
• 1808 Portuguese court arrives in Rio

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE
• Gran Colombia 1819 to 1831 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE
• Real Audiencia of Quito 1563 to 1822 CE
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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