Side by side
Colombia and Venezuela 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.
- Shared indicators
- 41
- Domains
- 9
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- 4
- Data through
- 2026-08-10
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Entangled histories
4 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
- 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
- 1830 CE
Separation from Gran Colombia
As Gran Colombia dissolves and Bolivar dies, Jose Antonio Paez leads Venezuela to declare itself a separate republic and becomes its first president.
Formation · from the Venezuela chronicle · The Cradle of Independence and Simon Bolivar · Jose Antonio Paez, Venezuela