Person
José María Barreiro
- Events
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Years
- 1819
Every event in Historedia whose sources name José María Barreiro, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Battle of Boyacá secures New Granada's independence
1819Role: Royalist Colonel
- Battle of Boyacá
Patriot forces defeated Royalist troops in two hours, capturing commanders and soldiers.
- Execution of Barreiro
Colonel Barreiro and others were executed in Bogotá following the Decree of War to the Death.
- Creation of Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia was established in December 1819, merging New Granada and Venezuela.
- Battle of Boyacá
Sources
- Battle of Boyacá Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04