South America · Successor states and civil wars
Granadine Confederation
1858–1863
The Granadine Confederation (Confederación Granadina) was the federalist state that replaced the centralist Republic of New Granada, comprising present-day Colombia and Panama (plus contested areas of northwestern Brazil). It was established by the Constitution of 22 May 1858, promulgated under the Conservative president Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, which reorganized the country into a loose union of largely sovereign states in response to mounting demands for regional autonomy.
- Existed
- 1858–1863
- Shown on the map
- 1859–1862
- Peak area
- 1.2M km²
- Region
- South America
Overview
The Granadine Confederation (Confederación Granadina) was the federalist state that replaced the centralist Republic of New Granada, comprising present-day Colombia and Panama (plus contested areas of northwestern Brazil). It was established by the Constitution of 22 May 1858, promulgated under the Conservative president Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, which reorganized the country into a loose union of largely sovereign states in response to mounting demands for regional autonomy.
History
The Confederation's brief life was dominated by the intense rivalry between Conservative centralists and Liberal federalists. The extreme decentralization, intended to defuse regional conflict, instead intensified it. Its presidents were Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1858–1861), briefly Bartolomé Calvo (1861), and then Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera.
Decline and legacy
Civil war erupted in 1860, when the Liberal general and Cauca strongman Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera rebelled against the Conservative central government. Mosquera's forces captured Bogotá in 1861 and overthrew the government. The victorious radical Liberals convened the Rionegro Convention, which produced a new constitution in 1863 that renamed the country the United States of Colombia, ending the Granadine Confederation.
Common questions
- What was the Granadine Confederation?
- The Granadine Confederation (Confederación Granadina) was the federalist state that replaced the centralist Republic of New Granada, comprising present-day Colombia and Panama (plus contested areas of northwestern Brazil). It was established by the Constitution of 22 May 1858, promulgated under the Conservative president Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, which reorganized the country into a loose union of largely sovereign states in response to mounting demands for regional autonomy.
- When did the Granadine Confederation exist?
- The Granadine Confederation existed 1858–1863. On this map it is drawn 1859–1862.
- How large was the Granadine Confederation?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Granadine Confederation covered about 1.2 million km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
- Who ruled the Granadine Confederation?
- The Confederation's brief life was dominated by the intense rivalry between Conservative centralists and Liberal federalists. The extreme decentralization, intended to defuse regional conflict, instead intensified it.
- How did the Granadine Confederation end?
- Civil war erupted in 1860, when the Liberal general and Cauca strongman Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera rebelled against the Conservative central government. Mosquera's forces captured Bogotá in 1861 and overthrew the government.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. It names English Wikipedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica and the World History Encyclopedia as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by academic and museum sources and, for recent events, by reputable news outlets. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Granadine Confederation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granadine_Confederation
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