Battle of Boyaca (Batalla de boyaca)

1. BATTLE OF BOYACA

2. THE BATTLE OF BOYACA

4. HISTORICAL CONSEQUENCES AND LEGACY
 The final defeat of Royal forces in the New Kingdom of
Granada and the weakening of the rest of the forces in
all America.
 The royalist understand that the patriots were worthy
of respect for their courage and heroism.
 The end of Spanish control over the American
provinces, with the escape of viceroy Juan de Samano.
 The following freedom of all provinces in the New
Kingdom.
 The creation of Gran Colombia.
 The start of an autonomous government in the former
Spanish provinces.
 The independence of Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and the
creation of Bolivia.

5. CONLUSIONS
 Brigadier Generals Francisco de Paula
Santander and José Antonio Anzoategui led a
combined republican army of Colombians and
Venezuelans, complemented by the
 British Legion, to defeat in two hours a Royalist
Colombian-Venezuelan forces led by Spanish
Colonels José María Barreiro and Francisco
Jiménez.
 Simón Bolívar credited the victory to the British
Legion declaring that "those soldier liberators are
the men who deserve these laurels" when offered
laurels after the victory.

6.  Painting of the Battle of Boyaca, which resulted in the
independence of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and
Panama from Spain. Exhibited in the Federal Palace,
Caracas, Venezuela.

7. THANKS