Question

This historical state’s navy won a battle at which Martin George Guisse was killed by a sniper after abandoning the Fort of the Crosses. This state was the first to use an emblem of a bow and arrow behind a fasces flanked by two cornucopias. A secessionist movement in this state evolved into the Revolution of the Morrocoyes. This state’s president was targeted in the Septembrine Conspiracy, during which he escaped out of the window (10[1])with the assistance (10[1])of (10[1])Manuela Sáenz. This state adopted the Constitution of Cúcuta shortly after (10[1])its establishment at the Congress of Angostura. Francisco de Santander acted (10[1])as president of this state as Simón Bolívar (10[1])continued to lead independence movements. (10[2])For 10 points, name this early 19th-century “Great” state led from Bogotá. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Gran Colombia [or Greater Colombia; accept the Republic of Colombia; reject “Colombia”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper RohColumbia BColumbia A7410
Nathan ZhangCornell CNYU A7710
Karsten RynearsonYale ARutgers A7810
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BYale C8910
Andrew MinagarYale BPenn B10010
Arjun BothraHaverfordPrinceton A10810
Danny HanPenn ARowan A11310
Jasin CekinmezPrinceton BBard A11310
Thomas DoyleVassarNYU B12610

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