As a reason to commemorate this whole sequel of events, April 9 was declared the Day of Historical Memory and Solidarity with the Victims of the Armed Conflict, by law 1448 of 2011.

Hundreds of Colombians gathered in New York on Sunday, as the “Big Apple” played host to a festival celebrating Colombia’s 203rd independence day, officially celebrated on Saturday. According to ...

The Battle of Boyaca took place nine years after the unilateral declaration of the Republic of Colombia in what the Spanish authorities at the time considered the Viceroyalty of New Grenada. Rather ...

Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday ... Following the Mass, Uribe attended a military parade commemorating the nation's independence day in downtown Bogota under strict security measures.

She said the idea came from the absence of a Colombian festival and her desire to bring her country’s independence day, July 20, to her new home and restaurant. “We thank all of our sponsors ...