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issued the order to do that. The reunification took effect on May 11, 1724. Villalonga left Bogotá on May 31 of that year. The two colonies remained reunited until 1740, when the
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Spanish industries from the competition. In November 1720, Spanish forces attacked the long-time Dutch settlement in
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