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Bogota city overview
Bogota is a city in Colombia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forBogota, Capital city in Colombia, Bogota planning base 3, Bogota planning base 4
Population~8.0Mcity context
RegionColombiaColombia
Time zoneAmerica/Bogotalocal time
Founded1564historical origin
City history
Fourteen years later in 1564, the Spanish Crown designated the first Royal Audiencia chairman, Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva.
After 1717 Santafé became the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
After the establishment of a junta in Cartagena de Indias on 22 May 1810, and in many other cities throughout the Viceroyalty, the Junta de Santa Fe was established on 20 July 1810, in.
Between 1819 and 1849, there were no fundamental structural changes from the colonial period.
The Central University was the first State school, precursor of the current National University, founded in 1867 and domiciled in Bogotá. Regeneration President Rafael Núñez declared the end of Federalism, and in 1886 the.
In 1910, the Industrial Exposition of the Century took place at Park of Independence.
In 1948 liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán was assassinated, and subsequent riots in an event called El Bogotazo resulted in Bogotá's downtown being virtually destroyed.
The administrations of mayors Andrés Pastrana (1988–90) and Jaime Castro (1992–94), in addition to the first of Antanas Mockus (1995–97), formulated proposals to solve the problem of public transport, with limited results.
The TransMilenio system of articulated buses opened its first phase in 2000 and has since grown to 12 lines.
By the mid-19th century, a series of fundamental reforms were enacted, some of the most important being slavery abolition and religious, teaching, print and speech industry and trade freedom, among others.
The violence sparked civil conflict, La Violencia, that lasted ten years. Twenty-first century The city began the 21st century with important changes in its urban space and public transport, looking to plan demographic and.
Bogotá, then called Santa Fe, later became the capital of the later Viceroyalty of New Granada. Spanish colonization The city mayor and the chapter formed by two councilmen, assisted by the constable and the.
Importance grew when the diocese was established. Nineteenth century Political unease over the Spanish monarchy and the rights of citizens born in the Americas had been felt throughout the Spanish colonies in America, and.
Plaza de Bolívar and surroundings lodged hat stores, at Calle del Comercio –current Carrera Seventh– and Calle Florián –now Carrera Eight– luxurious stores selling imported products opened their doors; at Pasaje Hernández, tailor's shops.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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