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who completely defeated him at Isquande, 

 near the end of 1811 . 



Many of the difficulties and disasters of 

 the patriots now arose from their differ- 

 ences of opinion respecting modes of go- 

 vernment. Don J. Lozano, the first pre- 

 sident of Cnndinamarca, under its new 

 constitution, proposed to the provinces of 

 New Grenada to divide their territory into 

 four parts, to be united under a federal 

 constitution. This scheme was opposed by 

 the Junta of Carthagena, who were second- 

 ed by the Congress of New Grenada, at 

 that time (in consequence of what had 

 happened at Bogota) assembled at the town 

 of Ibague. Lozano resigned his situation, 

 and was succeeded by Don A. Narino, who 

 had another plan of constitution, in pro- 

 posing which he was joined by the pro- 

 vinces of Mariquita, Neyva, and Socorro : 

 that of Tunja was about to unite with him, 



