18th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1711 | 6 August | Death of painter Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos |
| 1717 | The Viceroyalty of New Granada is originally created, and then it was temporarily removed, to finally be reestablished in 1739 | |
| 1719 | 13 June | Antonio Ignacio de la Pedrosa y Guerrero is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1724 | 11 May | Jorge de Villalonga is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1740 | 24 April | Sebastián de Eslava is Viceroy of New Granada |
| Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada) | ||
| 1749 | 24 September | José Alfonso Pizarro is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1753 | 24 November | José Solís Folch de Cardona is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1756 | The viceroyalty of New Granada is allowed to fabricate its own coins. The House of Coins "Casa de la Moneda" is built | |
| 1761 | Pedro Messía de la Cerda is Viceroy of New Granada | |
| 1772 | Manuel de Guirior is Viceroy of New Granada | |
| 1773 | Foundation of San Jose de Cúcuta by Juana Rangel de Cuellar | |
| 1776 | 26 November | Manuel Antonio Flores is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1780 | Manuela Beltrán organized a peasant revolt against excessive taxation | |
| 1782 | 1 April | Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta is Viceroy of New Granada |
| Antonio Caballero y Góngora is Viceroy of New Granada | ||
| 1783 | José Celestino Mutis leads the Botany expedition | |
| 1786 | Death of indigenous leader Cacique Calarcá in combats against the Spanish forces in Peñas Blancas | |
| 1788 | Francisco Gil de Taboada y Lemos is Viceroy of New Granada | |
| 1789 | José Manuel de Ezpeleta is Viceroy of New Granada | |
| 1797 | 2 January | Pedro Mendinueta y Múzquiz is Viceroy of New Granada |
| 1799 | Research expedition of Alexander Von Humboldt exploring the courses of the Orinoco river and Magdalena river |
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