Place details
Place nameBogotá
Other namesSanta Fé de Bogotá, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Santa Fe
CountryColombia
Latitude4.633
Longitude-74.083
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Former center of Chibcha culture; capital of viceroyalty of New Granada; established audiencia 1549; scene of revolt against Spanish rule 1810-1811; recovered by Spanish 1816-1819; freed by victory of Bolívar 1819.