Colombia–Ecuador relations Colombia–Ecuador relations Colombia–Ecuador relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the neighboring Republic of Colombia and Republic of Ecuador. The present territory of both countries was part of the Spanish Empire from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. After the wars for independence against the Spain led by Simón Bolívar, Ecuador, Colombia (then called New Granada), and Venezuela became part of the Republic of Gran Colombia in 1819. Gran Colombia struggled to hold itself together as a country, and after intense civil conflicts between political factions, the union fell apart in 1830. Present-day Colombia and Ecuador trace back established official diplomatic
Bolivar (Paris Métro) Bolivar (Paris Métro) Bolivar is a station on 7bis of the Paris Métro in the 19th arrondissement, on the "Avenue Simon Bolivar". The station was opened on 18 July 1911, six months the opening of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais on 18 January 1911. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming "line 7bis". The "Avenue Simon Bolivar" is named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), "liberator" of several South American countries. During the World War I, the station, like other deep metro stations was converted into an air raid shelter. During