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Bogotá

Also known as Santa Fe de Bogotá

Bogotá, founded as Santa Fe de Bogotá by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1538 on the high plain of the Muisca, became the capital of the Spanish New Kingdom of Granada. From the 18th century it was the seat of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, and after independence it became the capital of Colombia.

Bogotá
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Viceroyalty of PeruGovernanceGran ColombiaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Decline, SummaryVenezuelaFoundationRepublic of EcuadorFoundationMuisca ConfederationFoundation, Impact, Decline, SummaryRepublic of ColombiaSocioeconomy, Impact, Summary

Mentioned in 10 state histories

Muisca ConfederationZipazgo of BacatáProvince of VenezuelaNew Kingdom of GranadaViceroyalty of New GranadaFree and Independent State of CundinamarcaUnited Provinces of New GranadaGran ColombiaFree State of the IsthmusGranadine Confederation

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bogotá. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bogota
MLA
“Bogotá.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bogota. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bogotá.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bogota.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bogotá’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bogota (Accessed: ).

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