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1809 - First cry of American Independence. The Criollos rebel against Spanish rule
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1809 - August 10 - A Governing Board is created independent of the Spanish power and begins to govern itself autonomously
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1810 - August 2 - Participants of the Independent Governing Board are imprisoned and executed
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1811
March 2: First National Congress of Venezuela to replace the Supreme Board of Caracas
March 5: The new Executive Power is organized, appointing Cristóbal Mendoza in Congress as the first President of Venezuela
July 5: The Junta de Caracas declares the independence of Venezuelan territory through the Act of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela. -
1811
March 2: First National Congress of Venezuela to replace the Supreme Board of Caracas -
1811
March 5: The new Executive Power is organized, appointing Cristóbal Mendoza in Congress as the first President of Venezuela -
1811
July 5: The Junta de Caracas declares the independence of Venezuelan territory through the Act of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela -
1813 - May 14 to August 6: Admirable Campaign
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1819 - December 17: Simón Bolívar proclaims the founding of Gran Colombia
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1820 - October 9 - Guayaquil begins its independence process declaring the Free Province of Guayaquil
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1820 - November 9 - Battle of Camino Real
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1821 - June 24: Battle of Carabobo, Simón Bolívar together with General José Antonio Páez defeat Miguel de la Torre
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1822 - May 24 - Battle of Pichincha. Thanks to the triumph of Marshal Antonio José de Sucre, Quito achieves independence
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1823
July 24: Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo by José Prudencio Padilla. Decisive victory for independence -
1823
September 23: Siege of Puerto Cabello, General José Antonio Páez takes the Castle of San Felipe de Puerto Cabello ending the war of independence -
1826 - April 30: José Antonio Páez leads the movement La Cosiata or Revolution of the Morrocoyes with the aim of separating Venezuela from Greater Colombia
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1830 - Tras la desaparición de la Gran Colombia, se forman las repúblicas independientes de Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela y Panamá
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1830
May 6: A new Constitution is drafted in the Valencia Congress -
1830
September 22: The Congress of Valencia ratifies the new Constitution of Venezuela, being legally separated from Greater Colombia -
1845 - April 30: Spain recognizes the Definitive Independence of Venezuela and the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Venezuela and Spain is signed