Events2Join

The Meaning of the 1811 Independence for Today's Venezuela


Venezuela - The World Factbook - CIA

Independence. 5 July 1811 (from Spain). National holiday. Independence Day, 5 July (1811). Legal system. civil law system based on the Spanish ...

Celebrating Latin American Independence Days From Our Lab

July 5 marks Venezuela's Independence Day, a day of great significance for all Venezuelans. In 1811, our heroes declared the country's ...

Declaration of Independence of Venezuela – July 5, 1811

Editor's Note: July 5, 1811 heralded Venezuela's formal break with the Spanish crown when its members of congress approved the Venezuelan Declaration of ...

simon Boliver: Thinker, Liberator, Reformer

On. July 5, 1811, the Caracas Junta de- clared independence for Venezuela, ... do you think he meant by this? For Further Reading. Bushnell, David. Simon ...

Venezuela History - FamilySearch

In 1811, it became one of the first Spanish-American territories to declare independence, which was not securely established until 1821, when ...

Venezuelan Independence in a Nutshell - YouTube

... independence battle represent then and today? In a country that reveres its history, this epic period and its hero, Bolívar, continue to ...

The South American Revolutions | World Civilizations II (HIS102)

... independence of Venezuela and establishment of the Republic of Gran Colombia. Gran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of ...

VENEZUELA: INDEPENDENCE. The signing of the Act of

The signing of the Act of Independence in Venezuela, 5 July 1811; Francisco Miranda (1750-1816) stands at right: after a painting, 19th century. Granger holds ...

Revolution, Spanish South America - OER Commons

Taking advantage of the disorder in Spain prompted by the Peninsular War, Bolívar began his campaign for Venezuelan independence in 1808, appealing to the ...

Central America Independence | History & Timeline - Lesson

Central American independence from Spain officially took effect on September 15, 1821. Today, this date is still celebrated as Central American Independence Day ...

Independence Day in Venezuela in 2025 | Office Holidays

The long revolutionary road to the end of European rule of Latin America began in Venezuela on July 5th 1811. Rebelling against high taxes and a lack of self- ...

Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

... Venezuela, and Argentina. Watch the video to see Simón Bolívar's ... Venezuelan Independence 7:59 An Open Letter to Simón Bolívar 9:15 ...

Address at the Unveiling of the Bolivar Statue in Central Park in New ...

This day is the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, when the colonies of North America made their first sacrifice in blood for independence and new ...

The Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

... independence. Many looked back directly to the American Declaration for inspiration. For example, in 1811, Venezuela's representatives declared "that these ...

Constitutional history of Venezuela | ConstitutionNet

In 1810 the revolution to gain independence from Spain began and Venezuela declared its independence a year later on July 5, 1811. This independence ...

Afro-Venezuelans in Venezuela - Minority Rights Group

Despite proposals by Simón Bolívar, 'The Liberator', slavery was not abolished upon independence in 1811, but rather some forty years later with the Law of ...

Venezuela - dlab @ EPFL

Origin of Venezuela. A palafito, like the ones seen by Amerigo Vespucci ... Today, Venezuela produces less than 1% of the world's coffee, most of it ...

Sister Revolutions: American Revolutions on Two Continents ...

After the Constitution of Cadiz fell apart in 1814, some colonies like Venezuela and Argentina declared independence, touching off a decade of ...

Venezuela's Chavez Era | Council on Foreign Relations

... independent political parties. Since 1990 ... (The party seeks to establish the fifth era of politics in Venezuela since the country's birth in 1811.) ...

Latin American Independence in the Age of Revolutions

By 1836, the former Latin American colonies of Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela ... 1811, regarding the extinction of the ...