Gran Colombia

In 1475 Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Mexico into a poor family. As a young boy, Vasco Nunez de Balboa dreamed of becoming a famous explorer and a Olympic fencer. However, his Olympic dream never came true and he later became a Spanish conquistador and an explorer to search for wealth in the New World. After Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, Vasco Nunez de Balboa joined an expedition to South America in 1501. A year after joining the expedition,…

Since the 1970’s, drug trafficking has become a big part of Colombia. Colombia supplies most of the cocaine consumed around the world. It is not a wealthy country and lacks state control; and without any authority, the land is used for all kinds of illegal activities such as growing drugs. Pablo Escobar was a drug lord who used the land for growing coca to smuggle into the U.S. He was kind to his hometown by donating his money to them, but he also killed if anyone did not obey to his rules.…

known for Him becoming involved in the resistance movement and then He played a key role in the spanish american fight for independence. He also freed people from slavery. In 1825 They called Him “The Liberator” . Bolivar died in december 17, 1830 in Colombia and is remembered and studied still to this day. When Napoleon named Joseph Bonaparte king of spain and its colonies was when bolivar joined the resistance movement. The resistance group which was based in carcas gained…

Throughout the world’s existence, there have been many men that have rewritten the course of history. Not many of these men, however, can compare to Simon Bolivar, a man of legend. El Libertador (translates to English as The Liberator), the soldier who liberated the modern-day countries of Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and his homeland, Venezuela, is remembered fondly in his home continent, and for good reason. The world as we know it would not be if it were not for the revolutionary mind…

Some may call him the Colombian Robin Hood. Others call him El zar de cocaina (The tzar of cocaine). Either way, Pablo Escobar was a wealthy drug lord who affected Colombia in both positive and negative ways. It is undeniable that Pablo for better or worse changed Colombia. It is up to the people to decide whether he is the Colombian Robin Hood or the world's greatest outlaw. Pablo knew what it was like to be poor, unable to buy something as necessary as shoes. This allowed him to be able…

Colombia is a small country located in South America. The people of this country have lived in fear for many years. In 1538 Spain entered Colombia. Before Spain’s entry, the land was populated mostly by isolated tropical-forest Indians. Simon Bolivar became the first president of The Republic of Greater Colombia, after a 14 year war that ended when Bolivar defeated the Spanish. A bloody war began in 1948 when a presidential hopeful Jorge Eliecer Gaitan was assassinated. This did not end…

unique country titled the Republic of Colombia, also referred to as simply Colombia. Aside from its current president holding a Nobel Peace Prize from 2016, this country has a lot to offer. Colombia has a beautiful diversity of different landscapes and people. The two most alluring gems of Colombia that seem to stand out in most people's’ minds are Shakira and the National sport of throwing rocks at gunpowder, commonly known as Tejo. The Republic of Colombia, named after Christopher Colombus,…

Have you ever wondered the similarities and differences between Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) and Pablo Escobar? Joaquin Guzman and Pablo Escobar are the most popular drug lords in the entire world. Joaquin Guzman is a Mexican drug lord that is the leader of a group known as the Sinaloa Cartel. Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord that was the leader of the Medellin Cartel. These two drug lords have earned billions of dollars from selling drugs all across the world. Joaquin Guzman and Pablo…

The murderous El Chapo has escaped prison numerous times and has murdered countless men. In the new article written by Nick Allen and published by The telegraph News shows that El Chapo, a drug cartel leader, has murdered another man. However, the man murdered workes for the Mexican Government as a judge. Judge Vicente Bermudez was only 39 when a gunman, who people believe was working for El Chapo, shot him in the back of the head as he was going for a jog outside his home in Metepec, Mexico.…

dealer Carlos Lehder in prison in Connecticut, Jung went into the cocaine business with his former bunkmate, taking trips to Colombia and convincing people to carry cocaine-filled suitcases from certain areas of the Caribbean. Jung knew how to import drugs by plane; Lehder had contacts in Colombia. On a quest for even more profit, George started smuggling cocaine from Colombia to the United States for Pablo Escobar and his Medellin Cartel. George made millions off these operations being only the…