Revolution of July 20, 1810

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The Revolution of July 20, 1810 was the uprising in Santa Fe de Bogotá that sparked Colombia’s struggle for independence from Spanish colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
political revolution ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Grito de Independencia de Colombia ⓘ
Grito del 20 de Julio ⓘ
commemoratedOn Colombia’s Independence Day ⓘ
July 20 each year ⓘ
conflictType anti-colonial revolt ⓘ
country Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
date 1810-07-20 ⓘ
describedAs starting point of Colombia’s independence movement ⓘ
describedIn Colombian history textbooks ⓘ
followedBy civil conflicts among New Granadan provinces ⓘ
creation of the Junta Suprema de Santa Fe ⓘ
period of Patria Boba (1810–1816) ⓘ
hasCause Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
creole elite demands for political participation ⓘ
crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ
discontent with Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
hasEffect establishment of a local governing junta in Bogotá ⓘ
spread of independence movements in New Granada provinces ⓘ
start of Colombia’s independence process ⓘ
weakening of Spanish viceregal authority in New Granada ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus national historical event of Colombia ⓘ
involves popular mobilization in the Plaza Mayor of Bogotá ⓘ
reading of a public proclamation by José Acevedo y Gómez ⓘ
location Bogotá ⓘ
Santa Fe de Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Bogotá

present-day Colombia ⓘ
mainClaim political autonomy from Spanish authorities ⓘ
recognition of sovereignty of the people of New Granada ⓘ
organizedBy creole elites of Santa Fe de Bogotá ⓘ
members of the Sociedad Patriótica ⓘ
partOf Colombian struggle for independence ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
precededBy political unrest in New Granada ⓘ
result deposition of Viceroy Antonio José Amar y Borbón ⓘ
formation of a Supreme Governing Junta in Bogotá ⓘ
oath of loyalty to Ferdinand VII combined with de facto autonomy ⓘ
significantParticipant Antonio Nariño ⓘ
Camilo Torres Tenorio ⓘ
Jorge Tadeo Lozano ⓘ
José Acevedo y Gómez ⓘ
José Miguel Pey ⓘ
Virrey Antonio José Amar y Borbón ⓘ
symbolizedBy flower vase incident (Llorente vase incident) ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ
triggerEvent confrontation over a borrowed flower vase from merchant José González Llorente ⓘ

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Colombian War of Independence → significantEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ
Patria Boba period → significantEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 in Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Revolution of July 20, 1810
New Granadan patriots → supportedEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ
flower vase incident → associatedWith → Patriotic Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ
linked to: Revolution of July 20, 1810
Patria Boba → follows → Revolution of July 20, 1810 in Santafé de Bogotá ⓘ
linked to: Revolution of July 20, 1810
José Miguel Pey → notableEvent → Revolution of July 20, 1810 ⓘ