Foolish Fatherland

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Foolish Fatherland is the common English name for the early post-independence period in Colombia marked by political fragmentation and internal conflict between 1810 and 1816.

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Foolish Fatherland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political era
appliesToTerritory former Viceroyalty of New Granada
associatedWith Antonio Nariño
Camilo Torres Tenorio
State of Cundinamarca
linked to: Cundinamarca region

United Provinces of New Granada
characterizedBy internal conflict
political fragmentation
connotation criticism of political immaturity of the period
country Colombia
describedAs period of disunity among Colombian patriots
endTime 1816
followedBy Reconquista of New Granada
Restoration of Spanish rule under Pablo Morillo
follows Colombian independence movement of 1810
hasCause ideological divisions among independence leaders
power vacuum after the 1810 independence juntas
hasEffect facilitation of Spanish reconquest of New Granada
weakening of Colombian independence forces
hasEnglishName Foolish Fatherland
hasHistoricalSignificance illustrates difficulties of state-building after independence
hasKeyConflict civil conflicts among independence provinces
hasKeyIssue debate over federalism versus centralism
disputes over capital city and seat of government
hasMainTopic conflict between centralists and federalists in Colombia
struggle for political organization in Colombia
hasOutcome Spanish royalist reconquest of much of New Granada by 1816
hasSpanishName Patria Boba
hasSubject early republican experiments in Colombia
regional rivalries in New Granada
historicalContext Latin American wars of independence
languageOfName English
locatedInTimeAfter Spanish colonial rule in New Granada
namedBy later Colombian historians
originalLanguageName Spanish term "Patria Boba"
linked to: Patria Boba
partOf Colombian War of Independence era
history of Colombia
history of New Granada
precededBy Bourbon Reforms in New Granada
startTime 1810
temporalLocation 19th century
timeInHistoryOf early post-independence period of Colombia

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Patria Boba period hasTranslation Foolish Fatherland
Foolish Fatherland hasEnglishName Foolish Fatherland