Congress of Gran Colombia

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The Congress of Gran Colombia was the central legislative body of the short-lived republic of Gran Colombia in the early 19th century, responsible for enacting laws and shaping the political structure of the union of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
appliesToJurisdiction Gran Colombia
appliesToPeriod early 19th century
appliesToTerritory modern-day Colombia
modern-day Ecuador
modern-day Panama
modern-day Venezuela
capital Bogotá
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Cúcuta
continent South America
convenedBy Simón Bolívar
country Gran Colombia
countryAbolished Gran Colombia
countryFormedFrom Captaincy General of Venezuela
Royal Audience of Quito
linked to: Audiencia of Quito

Viceroyalty of New Granada
dissolved 1831
elects some executive officials of Gran Colombia
followedBy Congress of Ecuador
Congress of New Granada
Congress of Venezuela
governmentBranch legislative branch of Gran Colombia
hasAuthorityOver executive branch of Gran Colombia
judicial branch of Gran Colombia
hasMember representatives from New Granada
representatives from Quito
representatives from Venezuela
senators of Gran Colombia
hasPart Chamber of Representatives of Gran Colombia
Senate of Gran Colombia
inception 1819
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalForm representative assembly
legislativeBodyFor Gran Colombia
legislativeProcess bicameralism
location Bogotá
mainFunction enacting laws
shaping political structure of Gran Colombia
meetsIn Capitolio Nacional site in Bogotá
partOf government of Gran Colombia
presidedOverBy Simón Bolívar
reasonForDissolution disintegration of Gran Colombia
regulates foreign policy framework of Gran Colombia
national finances of Gran Colombia
replaced local colonial cabildos as supreme legislative authority
regional independence juntas
significantEvent adoption of the Constitution of Cúcuta

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President of Gran Colombia appointedBy Congress of Gran Colombia
Congress of Cúcuta legislativeBody Constituent Congress of Gran Colombia
linked to: Congress of Gran Colombia
Congress of New Granada precededBy Congress of Gran Colombia