After several centuries of Spanish rule, and after arduous and heroic battles are ultimately won freedom in the Battle of Boyacá, where on August 7, 1819 troops under the command of the Liberator Simon Bolivar were imposed over the Spanish.
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By Act of June 15, 1857, Boyacá gained its inception as a sovereign state consisting of the provinces of Tunja, Tundama, Casanare, the cantons of Chiquinquirá and Velez; as Act of October 31 of that year created four departments, 42 districts Tunja, Tundama 46, Casanare and East 21 6.