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Colombia
Colombia was one of the first parts of the New World to be explored by the Spanish. Christopher Columbus for whom the country is named, never visited the area. In 1510 Spaniards founded Santa Maria la Antigua del Darien, the first permanent European settlement on the American mainland. In 1536 Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada explored the valley of the Magdalena and conquered the powerful Chib ....
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.... and Panama was named the Republic of Nueva Granada in 1831 and Santander was elected the first President. Two political parties dominated the region: the Conservatives believed in a strong central government and a powerful church; the Liberals believed in a decentralized government, strong regional power, and a less influential role for the church. Nine different governments followed, each rewriting the constitution. In 1861, the country was called the United States of New Granada, i ....
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