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Venezuelan Independence

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  • Causes for Venezuelan Revolution

    Causes for Venezuelan Revolution
    -The creolles wanted more political power, becauses they only had social and economical one. Also, they wanted to govern themselves and be free from Spain.
    -When Napoleon invaded Spain, Venezuelan revolutionaries saw an opportunity to get freedom.
    -Enlightened ideas, the independence, and the french revolution influenced the Venezuelan revolutionaries to search for independence.

  • 1810

    1810
    -The king of Spain was overthrowned by Napoleon Bonaparte prodiving an opening for anti-colonial movements fighting for independence.
    -The territories of New Granada Viceroyalty set up their own independent govenment.

  • Venezuelan declaration of independence

    Stated that seven of the Venezuelan colonies are going to be free from the Spanish crown, in order to stablish a new nation based on equality of individuals, abolition of censorship, and freedom of expression.

  • creation of the first Republic

    The first republic of Venezuela was united.

  • Manifesto of Cartagena

    The first republic was destroyed and Simon Bolivar wrote the "Manifesto de Cartagena" that shows the failures of the first republic and the causes: federal system, Caracas earthquake, bad administration of money, and the Catholic Church influence.

  • "Campaña Admirable"

    Simon Bolivar requests neogranadino people to join the military and with the help of logistical support for operations. This was known as "Campaña Admirable"

  • 1831

    -The reconquista of Caracas marks the beginning of the second republic.
    -Simon bolivar proclaims war to death with extermination of the Spanish race.
    -Simon Bolivar gains the title of "El Libertador".

  • 1813

    -Simon Bolivar and the "Campaña Admirabel" occupied the city of Ocaña in the north of Santander.
    -The royalists resistance fails.

  • Bolivar´s return

    Bolivar returns to Caracas after battling in Colombia.

  • End of Second Republic

    -The battle of Maturín marked the end of the second republic.

  • Expeditions in the Caribbean

    -Simon Bolivar made expedition to many island of the Caribbean.

  • Spanish reconquest of New Granada

    -Ferdinand VII sent a large expeditionary force to Venezuela and -New Granada under Pablo Morillo.
    -Cartagena and Bogota were captured

  • 1816-1817

    -Guayana campaign was the second campaign for the war of independence of Venezuela.

  • The Constitution

    -The Representatives of Venezuela, New Granada (Colombia), and Quito (Ecuador) join in the Congress of Angostura to write the laws (Constitution).
    -The capital Santa Fe- Bogotá was stablished.

  • The speech of Angostura

    -Simon Bolivar creates the congress of Angostura and pronounces the speech of Angostura to support the wars of independence of Venezuela and Colombia.

  • Republic of Colombia

    -Venezuela and Colombia declare the union of Venezuela and New Granada creating the republic of Colombia.
    -End of the third republic.

  • 1821

    -Spain recognizes Venezuela´s independence after Simon Bolivar wins a mayor victory against Spanish troops at Carabobo.
    -Bolivar becomes the first president

  • "Batalla Naval del lago de Maracaibo"

    -States that Venezuela is independent from Spain. It became an independent republic, Capital at Caracas.

  • The Gran colombia Splits apart

    -The Gran Colombia splits apart, into individual republics.

  • Simon Bolivar dies

    -Simon Bolivar dies in Santa Marta- Colombia.