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Fall of Bogotá

Name: Fall of Bogotá
Start: 1861-07-18
Location: Bogotá

When: July 18, 1861
Where: Bogotá
Part of: Event of 1862: In the Granadine Confederation, rebel troops of the southern states defeat gover

Rebel forces captured the capital Bogotá on July 18, 1861, deposing President Bartolomé Calvo.

Following the invasion of Antioquia, rebel troops took Bogotá. This event ended the Granadine Confederation's government in the capital and allowed Mosquera to assume power as provisional president.

Sources

Colombian Civil War (1860–1862) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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