Colombian president Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday ... Following the Mass, Uribe attended a military parade commemorating the nation's independence day in downtown Bogota under strict security measures.

The Battle of Boyaca took place nine years after the unilateral declaration of the Republic of Colombia in what the Spanish authorities at the time considered the Viceroyalty of New Grenada. Rather ...

She said the idea came from the absence of a Colombian festival and her desire to bring her country’s independence day, July 20, to her new home and restaurant. “We thank all of our sponsors ...