The War of the Supremes: Colombia's First Civil War

Before La Violencia and the Thousand-Day War, Colombia tore itself apart over religion, federalism, and the legacy of Bolívar. In 1839, a decree closing convent schools in Pasto ignited a rebellion that spread from the southern highlands to the Caribbean coast. This episode follows the rise and fall of José María Obando, the would-be Supreme Director who turned a local dispute into a national crisis. We explore the strange alliances of church and army, the role of the Jesuits, and the battles of La Chanca and Huilquipamba. We also meet Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, the future four-time president whose career began in this chaos. The war ended in 1842 with amnesty and a fragile peace, but it set the pattern for a century of conflict. We consider how a fight over church property became a fight over the very idea of Colombia, and why the Supremes still echo in the country's politics today.

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