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Napoleon's brother govern a French Spain and tries to maintain the goverment stable, putting down riots and loyalist conspiracys.
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Different provinces in Venezuela decide if they are making their own junta, supporting the diposed King Ferdinand instead of Napoleon´s brother. Congress takes big decisions.
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The Municipal Council of Caracas diposes the governor, Vicente Emparán. A junta is formed to rule instead of the governor. Other provinces would do the same.
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A congress party led by Francisco de Miranda and a young Simon Bolivar lead a voting for being declared independent of Spain.
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A civil war starts, led by the provinces of Maracaibo, Guyana and the district of Coro, who wanted to remain loyal to Spain.
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A bloody war between loyalist prvinces united with spanish forces and the First Republic. This war crippled the first republic and ended it.
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Miranda, with dictatorial power surrenders to the loyalist in the battle of San Mateo and signed armistice.
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Bolivar leads his army forned in Colombia unto Venezuela, liberating cities and tows until he reaches Caracas.
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After seeking help and gaining fame fighting in Nueva Granada Bolivar leads an army to retake Venezuela. From whats now Colombia he joins Santiago Mariño, leading and independent army formed in Venezuela. Together they drive out the loyalists.
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While Bolivar tries to settle the republic, Jose Tomas Boves leads an army of Llaneros in a fight against the second republic. This army takes Caracas and defeats the second republic, retaking Venezuela for Spain.
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Spanish forces try to re-take Venezuela and Nueva Granada
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Simon Bolivar finally wins decisive battles against spanish forces all that year
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Venezuela and Colombia are now free and united in La Gran Colombia. Bolivar turns his eyes south to free Ecuador and Peru with the help of general Jose de San Martin