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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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José María Córdoba

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revolt against Bolívar

In Simón Bolívar: Civil war
…one of Bolívar’s most-honoured generals, José María Córdoba, staged a revolt. It was crushed, but Bolívar was disheartened by the continued ingratitude of his former adherents. In the fall of 1829 Venezuela seceded from Gran Colombia.
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role in Battle of Ayacucho

In Battle of Ayacucho
…led by the daring Colombian José María Córdoba, and in a short time the royalist army had been routed, with about 2,000 men killed. The Spanish viceroy and his generals were taken prisoner. The terms of surrender stipulated that all Spanish forces be withdrawn from both Peru and Charcas (Bolivia);…
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