History of Venezuela

The Great Marshal of Ayacucho Antonio José de Sucre ( February 3, 1795 - June 4, 1830) was a South American independence leader, and one of Simón Bolívar's closest friends, generals and statesmen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonio José de Sucre"

The Battle of Lake Maracaibo was fought on July 24 1823 in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo between Almirante ( Admiral) José Prudencio Padilla and Royalist Captain Ángel Laborde. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Lake Maracaibo"

Simón Bolívar's Campaign in Venezuela 1813-14 was Venezuela's second war of independence against Spain and part of Bolívar's War in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bolívar in Venezuela (1813-1814)"

Bolívar's War refers to a series of independence wars in South America from 1811 to 1825 led by the famous South American nationalist and general Simón Bolívar. These wars eventually led to the independence of several South American states from the colonial rule of Spain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bolívar's War"

The caracazo or sacudón is the name given to the wave of protests, riots and looting that occurred on 27 February 1989 in the Venezuelan capital Caracas and surrounding towns. The riots — the worst in Venezuelan history — resulted in over 400 deaths, mostly at the hands of security forces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caracazo"

The Carta de Jamaica ( English: Letter from Jamaica) was written by Simón Bolívar in response to a letter from Henry Cullen, in which he put forward the reasons that caused the fall of Venezuela's Second Republic within the context of the independence of Venezuela. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carta de Jamaica"

The Cartagena Manifesto was written in 1812 by Simón Bolívar during the Independence of Venezuela, after the fall of the First Republic, explaining with great detail and precision the causes of this loss. It was written in Cartagena de Indias, on the 15th of December 1812. It is said to be the first of Bolívar's great documents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cartagena Manifesto"

Ciudad Bolívar is the capital of the eastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2000, had an estimated population of 312,691. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ciudad Bolívar"

Ezequiel Zamora was a famous Venezuelan soldier and leader in the so-called "Federal War" of 1859-1863. Zamora was born in Cúa, Miranda State on February 1, 1817. Zamora died in San Carlos, Cojedes, on January 10, 1860. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ezequiel Zamora"

The First Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera República de Venezuela) was founded by Simón de Bolívar in 1811 during the Latin American wars of independence from Spain. The republic was notable for being the first Spanish-American Colony to declare its independance ...more on Wikipedia about "First Republic of Venezuela"

Guaicaipuro, (circa 1530 – 1568) was a native (indigenous) Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guaicaipuro"

This is the history of Venezuela. See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Venezuela"

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (born July 28, 1954) is the 53rd and current President of Venezuela. As the leader of the " Bolivarian Revolution", Chávez is known for his democratic socialism, his promotion of Latin American integration, and his heavy criticism, which he terms anti-imperialism, of neoliberal globalization and United States foreign policy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugo Chávez"

José Antonio Páez ( June 13, 1790 - May 6, 1873) was General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during Venezuelan War of Independence, in addition to becoming the first President of Venezuela ( 1830- 1835; 1839- 1843; 1861- 1863). He is considered a prime example of a 19th century South American caudillo. ...more on Wikipedia about "José Antonio Páez"

José Félix Ribas ( Caracas, 19 September, 1775 - Tucupido, 31 January, 1815), was a Venezuelan independentist leader and hero during the Venezuelan War of Independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "José Félix Ribas"

General Juan Antonio Sotillo was a nineteenth century military leader from Venezuela. During his long life, a very uncommon circumstance for a military leader at the time, he served under the army of Venezuelan general Simón Bolívar, The Liberator, as well as in most of the Venezuelan nineteenth century civil wars and military revolts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Juan Antonio Sotillo"

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi ( Caracas, 1779 – 1866) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. Her father, Domingo Cáceres, and her brother Félix were assassinated by the royalists in the town of Ocumare in 1814, por lo que tuvo que emigrar con el resto de su familia a la Isla de Margarita, donde contrajo matrimonio con el general Juan Bautista Arismendi. Al año siguiente, fue detenida por las autoridades españolas con el propósito de presionar a su esposo Arismendi, quien desarrollaba una feroz campaña contra las fuerzas españolas. Sin embargo, el gobernador de la Isla de Margarita, el español Joaquín Urreiztieta, no consiguió nada ni de ella ni de su marido por lo que Luisa permaneció en la prisión de la fortaleza de Santa Rosa -donde tuvo a una niña que murió en el parto- hasta que fue trasladada a la fortaleza de Pampatar, de allí a La Guaira y finalmente a España (1816), donde también fue víctima de presiones para que renegara de sus ideas republicanas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi"

Manuel Carlos Piar (April 28, 1774 – October 16, 1817) was General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during Venezuelan War of Independence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manuel Piar"

Doña Manuela Sáenz de Thorne (born December 27, 1797 in Quito ( Ecuador) Died November 23, 1856 in Paita, Peru), "Libertadora del Libertador", was the lover of the South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manuela Sáenz"

María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa (?- 1803) was the wife of Simón Bolívar, born in Spain. She met Bolívar in Spain and fell deeply in love in 1802. They went to Venezuela the following year in 1803, a fatal decision, for Maria Teresa died January, 1803 of yellow fever. Her death greatly affected Bolívar and he vowed never to marry again, a vow which he kept for the rest of his life. ...more on Wikipedia about "María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa"

Mariche is the name of a former native Venezuelan tribe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mariche"

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New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. Before the 19th century independence struggles, the Viceroyalty of New Granada existed as a political and administrative entity which also extended to include oversight over local authorities in Ecuador and Venezuela. The name is still used as an alternative to Colombia by some of its neighbors. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Granada"

Operation Condor ( Spanish:Operación Cóndor, Portuguese:Operação Condor) was a campaign of assassination and intelligence-gathering, dubbed counter-terrorism, conducted jointly by the intelligence and security services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in the mid-1970s, as its main participants. Other countries such as Colombia, Peru and Venezuela also cooperated, to a greater or lesser degree, by providing intelligence information, responding to requests from the security services of the Southern Cone countries. The United States provided assistance with "a communications installation in the Panama Canal Zone" acknowledged by a cable released in 2000 under Chile declassification project. Kenneth Maxwell review of Peter Kornbluh's book The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability, in Foreign Affairs November/December 2003, pinpointed Henry Kissinger's influence in Operation Condor. Nearly ten nations of the American continent participated in the brutal campaign. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Condor"

Great Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. Its territory corresponded more or less to the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The official name at the time was the Republic of Colombia; the word "Gran" or "Greater" that precedes the name was not used by contemporaries, and is an addition by later historians in order to distinguish it from the present-day Republic of Colombia, so there never was a country named "Gran Colombia". ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Gran Colombia"

The Rodrigo Granda affair was an international incident that increased tension between Venezuela and Colombia between December 2004 and February 2005. == Events == On December 13, 2004, Rodrigo Granda, a member (the "foreign minister") of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or "FARC"), was kidnapped by individual Venezuelan officials in Caracas, Venezuela, and taken to Cúcuta, Colombia (a departmental capital on the two nations' common border), where he was arrested by the Colombian authorities on December 14. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rodrigo Granda affair"

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