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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Statements (48)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ