The Thousand Day War (La Guerra de los Mil Días)

The Thousand Day War (La Guerra de los Mil Días)

Author: Lingo Mastery Spanish October 14, 2025 Duration: 32:26
We rarely hear about the local wars in South America, but some were just as ugly and crude as the historical wars in Europe and the US - and the Thousand Day War (technically, the 1,130 Day War, but the given name sounds catchier) was no different. A conflict that initiated when Colombia's Liberals decided that enough was enough, and that they would not stand for the corruption and impoverishment committed by the Conservatives, and picked up their tools and makeshift weapons to fight. A w...

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