Pantano de Vargas

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Pantano de Vargas is a historic battlefield in Colombia known as the site of a decisive engagement in the country’s war of independence.

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Pantano de Vargas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic battlefield ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adminRegion Andean Region of Colombia ⓘ
battleNameInSpanish Batalla del Pantano de Vargas ⓘ
category Battlefields in Colombia ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Boyacá Department ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Boyacá Department ⓘ
commemorates Lancers’ charge led by Juan José Rondón ⓘ
heroes of the Colombian independence war ⓘ
conflict Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1819-07-25 ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
hasMemorials plaques and statues honoring independence fighters ⓘ
hasMonument Monumento a los 14 lanceros ⓘ
equestrian statues of lancers ⓘ
hasParticipant Francisco de Paula Santander ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui ⓘ
Juan José Rondón ⓘ
Patriot forces of Gran Colombia ⓘ
Simón Bolívar ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
linked to: Spanish royalists
hasView Monument complex visible from nearby highway ⓘ
heritageStatus symbolic site of Colombian national identity ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Vargas Swamp ⓘ
decisive engagement in the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Boyacá Department ⓘ
Paipa Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Paipa
near Duitama ⓘ
Paipa ⓘ
Tunja ⓘ
partOf Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance helped secure independence of New Granada ⓘ
strategic step toward the Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
terrain hilly surroundings ⓘ
swampy valley ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
usedFor educational visits ⓘ
historical reenactments ⓘ
patriotic ceremonies ⓘ

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Battle of Pantano de Vargas → location → Pantano de Vargas ⓘ