The document summarizes the Battle of Boyacá, which took place on August 7, 1819 in Colombia and was a decisive victory for Simón Bolívar's republican forces over the royalist army. It secured independence for New Granada (modern-day Colombia and Panama). The battle began as a territorial struggle between the royalist and republican armies and ended with the republicans capturing over 1,600 members of the royalist division, including their Spanish leaders.