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The First Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera República de Venezuela) was the first independent government of Venezuela, lasting from 5 July 1811, to 25 July 1812.The period of the First Republic began with the overthrow of the Spanish colonial authorities and the establishment of the Junta Suprema de Caracas on 19 April 1810, initiating the Venezuelan War of Independence, and ended with ...
Following Venezuela's separation from Gran Colombia, the Venezuelan congress approved a new constitution and banned Simón Bolívar from his own homeland. [6] Although the 1830 Constitution prescribed democracy, tradition and practical difficulties militated against the actual working of a republican form of government, and in practice an oligarchy governed the nation.
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
Vicente Emparan resisted accepting it and was thus ousted by the junta with other royal officials on April 19, 1810. The junta gained the support of most of the other provinces of Venezuela and convened a Congress on March 3, 1811, which decided to declare Venezuela's independence on July 5, forming the First Republic of Venezuela.
The first uprising in Venezuela took place in 1835 against the government of José María Vargas, by the conservative Congress and José Antonio Páez. The most recent was the one that took place on April 11, 2002, which caused the brief overthrow of Hugo Chávez and the installation of a de facto government by Pedro Carmona Estanga. [2]
This is a list of years in Venezuela. See also the timeline of Venezuelan history . For only articles about years in Venezuela that have been written, see Category:Years in Venezuela .
At age 39, Mendoza became a member of the triumvirate that headed the First Republic of Venezuela and was unanimously elected by the other two as the first to go in rotation on 5 March 1811. [4] With Manuel Moreno de Mendoza serving as the interim first president in his absence, [ 2 ] [ 7 ] Mendoza arrived in Caracas to begin serving his first ...
Congreso General de Venezuela, in Constitution of 1811 and 1819 (19 years). Congreso del Estado de Venezuela , in Constitution of 1830 , 1857 and 1858 (34 years). Congreso de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela , in Constitution of 1864 , 1874 , 1881 , 1891 , 1893 , 1901 , 1904 , 1909 , 1914 , 1922 , 1925 , 1928 , 1929 , 1931 , 1936 and 1947 (89 ...