Free State of Mariquita

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Free State of Mariquita
Estado Libre de Mariquita (Spanish)
1814–1816
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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The Free State of Mariquita in 1814
Capital Mariquita
Common languages Spanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s) Mariquiteñ(o/a), Neogranadin(o/a)
President 
 1814–1816
José León Armero Racines
Historical era Colombian War of Independence
 Declaration of independence
December 22 1814
  Constitution enacted
March 3, 1815
July 12 1816
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Mariquita Province
Mariquita Province Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg
Today part of Colombia

The Free State of Mariquita was an administrative and territorial entity of the United Provinces of New Granada. It encompassed the territory of its namesake New Granadian province as it existed in 1810. [1]

History

Between 1807 and 1808, French forces under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and placed Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, on the throne. The Spanish colonies in the Americas took advantage of the chaos of the ensuing 1808–1814 war of independence on the Iberian Peninsula to assert their own right to self-governance. [2]

References

  1. Constitution of Mariquita. Sanctioned on June 21, 1815 (in Spanish). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. "Events and people of the first Colombian republic (Mariquita 1810-1816)" (in Spanish). Luis Ángel Arango Library. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2011.