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-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. -
-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. -
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.
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The first republic of Venezuela was united.
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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.
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Simon Bolivar requests neogranadino people to join the military and with the help of logistical support for operations. This was known as "Campaña Admirable"
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-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". -
-Simon Bolivar and the "Campaña Admirabel" occupied the city of Ocaña in the north of Santander.
-The royalists resistance fails. -
Bolivar returns to Caracas after battling in Colombia.
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-The battle of Maturín marked the end of the second republic.
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-Simon Bolivar made expedition to many island of the Caribbean.
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-Ferdinand VII sent a large expeditionary force to Venezuela and -New Granada under Pablo Morillo.
-Cartagena and Bogota were captured -
-Guayana campaign was the second campaign for the war of independence of Venezuela.
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-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. -
-Simon Bolivar creates the congress of Angostura and pronounces the speech of Angostura to support the wars of independence of Venezuela and Colombia.
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-Venezuela and Colombia declare the union of Venezuela and New Granada creating the republic of Colombia.
-End of the third republic. -
-Spain recognizes Venezuela´s independence after Simon Bolivar wins a mayor victory against Spanish troops at Carabobo.
-Bolivar becomes the first president -
-States that Venezuela is independent from Spain. It became an independent republic, Capital at Caracas.
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-The Gran Colombia splits apart, into individual republics.
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-Simon Bolivar dies in Santa Marta- Colombia.
