Block 1_Spanish 1_ Connie Mitchell_ Colombia

Rodrigo de Bastidas founds Santa Marta, South America's first permanet settlement.

Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada defeats the Chibcha, and names Conquered territory New Granada; Then founds the town of Bogota.

Panama withdraws form Grand Colombia.

The beginning of La Violencia ( the Violence ), A civil war that results in the deaths of about 200,000.

Peace talks between the government and the Guerilla group FARC break down, Alvaro Uribe is elected president on a platform of making the country safe from Guerilla violence.

A Referndum seeking support for President Uribe's polictial reforms is voted down.

Alvaro Uribe is re-elected President.

Colombian military spies liberate 15 FARC hostages, including former preidential canidate Ingrid Betancourt.