Colombian Civil Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Colombia
- Date: 1863-1880
Article abstract: At issue: The structure of Colombian federalism. Result: Liberal victory, but Conservative “centralists” formed government from 1875 until 1930.
Background
Much of the disorder from which Colombia had suffered since the secession of Venezuela and Ecuador from Gran Colombia in 1830 had been caused by local discontent and by the inability of central governments to maintain contact with the outlying regions. Until the 1840’s, few substantial differences existed between the ideologies and programs of the Conservatives and the...
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