Republic of New Granada

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República de la Nueva Granada Republic of New Granada ← 1831–1858 → Flag Coat of arms Motto Libertad y Orden (English: Liberty and Order) Republic of the New Granada; Sub-divisions in 1851 Capital Santa Fe de Bogotá Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic History  - Established October 20, 1831  - Bill of rights¹ 1853  - Constitutional Change April 11, 1858 Currency Peso ¹ Abolition of slavery, and suffrage to all males over 21.

The Republic of New Granada was a centralist republic consisting primarily of present-day Colombia and Panama with smaller portions of today's Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Nicaragua. It was created after the dissolution in 1830 of Gran Colombia. It was later abolished in 1858 when the Granadine Confederation was created.

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Coordinates: 4°39′N 74°3′W / 4.65°N 74.05°W / 4.65; -74.05