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Jul 7, 1418
The campaign of 1813 and the Second Republic.
Bolívar joined the army of United Provinces of New Granada. After winning a series of battles, Bolívar received the approval of the New Granadan Congress to lead a liberating force into Venezuela in what became known as the Admirable Campaign. -
Jul 4, 1498
Chirstopher Columbus explored Venenzuela
Christopher Columbus explored the Gulf of Paria (Venezuela) between Trinidad and South America. -
Venezuela decalred independence from Spain
The First Republic of Venezuela was a short-lived independent republic set up in New Granada in 1811 during the South American Wars of Liberation. -
Hurricane.
Earthquake destroyed 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 died. -
Battle of Carabobo
Battle of Carabobo: Bolivar defeated the royalists outside of Caracas. -
The Federal War in Veneszeula
The Federal War began in Venezuela. Ezequiel Zamora (1817-1860) led the Federalist Army until his assassination on Jan 10, 1860. -
The discover of oil
The discovery of oil in Venezuela prompted Royal Dutch/Shell to build an oil refinery on Curacao. The Mene Grande produced an output of 5,000 barrels per day just on the second well. -
El Trienio Adeco
El Trienio Adeco was a three-year period in Venezuelan history, from 1945 to 1948, under the government of the popular party Democratic Action The party gained office via the 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état against President Isaías Medina Angarita, and held the first democratic elections in Venezuelan history, beginning with the 1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election. -
Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution.
The Bolivarian Revolution is a political process in Venezuela that was led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). -
Protests
, In Venezuela thousands took to the streets to protest a decree giving the government the authority to ban protests in several areas of this capital city.