First Republic of Venezuela
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. lasting from 5 July 1811, to 25 July 1812. The period of the First Republic began with the overthrow of the Spanish colonial authorities Venezuela is notable for being the first Spanish American colony to declare its independence.
First Republic Of Venezuela Media
American Confederation of Venezuela/States of Venezuela/United States of Venezuela Confederación americana de Venezuela/Estados de Venezuela/Estados Unidos de Venezuela | |||||||||||||
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1811–1812 | |||||||||||||
Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||||||
Capital | Valencia | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||||
Triumvirate | |||||||||||||
• 1811–12 | Cristóbal Mendoza, Juan Escalona, Baltazar Padrón | ||||||||||||
• 1812 | Francisco Espejo, Fernando Rodriguez, Francisco J. Ustariz | ||||||||||||
• 1812 | Francisco de Miranda | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Spanish American wars of independence | ||||||||||||
• | 5 July 1811 | ||||||||||||
• | 25 July 1812 | ||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | VE | ||||||||||||
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