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Colombia and Ecuador compared
Two sourced records set beside each other — the figures each nation publishes, and the events each chronicle records of the other. Compared, never graded.
1830 — Ecuador withdraws from the Colombian federation as a separate state
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- 43
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- 5
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- 2026-08-10
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Entangled histories
5 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.
- 1717, restored 1739
Viceroyalty of New Granada
Spain governs the territory through the Viceroyalty of New Granada, capital Bogota, encompassing modern Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Politics & Power · from the Colombia chronicle · Conquest and the Viceroyalty of New Granada · Viceroyalty of New Granada
- 1821 CE
Congress of Cucuta
The republic of Gran Colombia is formally organised, uniting New Granada, Venezuela, and Ecuador under Bolivar's presidency.
Politics & Power · from the Colombia chronicle · Independence and Gran Colombia · Gran Colombia
- 1822-1830
Union with Gran Colombia
Liberated Quito joins Simon Bolivar's Republic of Gran Colombia alongside Venezuela and New Granada until the union breaks apart.
Politics & Power · from the Ecuador chronicle · The Light of America: Independence and the Republic · Gran Colombia, Simon Bolivar
- 1830 CE
Breakup of Gran Colombia
Venezuela and Ecuador secede and Bolivar dies near Santa Marta; the union dissolves, leaving New Granada as a separate state.
Politics & Power · from the Colombia chronicle · Independence and Gran Colombia · Gran Colombia, Simon Bolivar
- 13 May 1830
Republic of Ecuador founded
An assembly in Quito separates the southern district from Gran Colombia and founds the Republic of Ecuador, with Juan Jose Flores as first president.
Formation · from the Ecuador chronicle · The Light of America: Independence and the Republic · History of Ecuador, Gran Colombia