Territorial evolution of the Caribbean the Viceroyalty of New Granada and the Captaincy General of Venezuela became the Republic of Gran Colombia organized as a federation of Ecuador, today's Colombia and Venezuela (Panama was part of Colombia). The official name of the country at the time was the Republic of Colombia. Historians adopted the term "Gran Colombia" to distinguish this republic from the present-day Republic of Colombia, which began using the same name in 1863. Spanish Haiti's independence was short-lived, as Haitian forces, led by Jean Pierre Boyer, invaded and took control of the country just nine weeks later in February 1822. After a brief
Puerto Bolivar, Colombia Puerto Bolivar, Colombia Puerto Bolivar is a maritime port in the municipality of Uribia in the Guajira department of Colombia. It is the largest Colombian port. The port is located in the south head of Bahia Portete (Portete Bay) an area of permanent winds and low rainfall, 75 km north of the city of Uribia and 166 km of Riohacha. The Port of Puerto Bolivar, was created by decree No. 995 of April 5, 1982 by the President of Colombia, Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala, with the name of Harbormaster of Bahia Portete in order to consolidate the presence of the