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La Guaira Bank (Spanish: El Placer de La Guaira) is an underwater ridge that is approximately 12 miles off the coast from the city of La Guaira. The bank is approximately 12 miles (19 km) long from east to west and 4 miles (6 km) wide from north to south, and its depth increases from 50 fathoms (90 m) in the surrounding area to 140 fathoms (260 m).
The Gual and España conspiracy (1797) [1] was a pro-independence movement that originated in the port city of La Guaira in Colonial Venezuela. [2] It was led by José María España and Manuel Gual, two white creoles. [2] The Spanish revolutionary, Juan Bautista Mariano Picornell y Gomila, was involved.
Colonial Zone of La Guaira: On June 29, 1589, don Diego de Osorio y Villegas founded the town of San Pedro de La Guaira, today these colonial buildings, with their facades and large windows can be seen in the parish. Castle of Las Salinas: It was built on the land of the García Laucarce family.
On July 13, Raleigh finally met up with Preston and Somers and was told of their remarkable exploits in capturing Caracas, La Guaira, and Coro. Contrary winds forced them to abandon the idea of seeking the colony of Roanoke and all arrived in England by the end of August 1595. [30] [32]
The design of the La Guaira state flag is based on a flag designed by Manuel Gual [] and sewn by hand by Josefa Joaquina Sánchez. [5] In 1797 Gual and the husband of Sánchez, José María España [], were preparing to organize a revolt in La Guaira against Spanish colonial rule in Venezuela. [1]
The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra, took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira, present day Venezuela.La Guaira was a port of the Royal Gipuzkoan Company of Caracas, whose ships had rendered great assistance to the Spanish navy during War of Jenkins' Ear in carrying troops, arms, stores and ammunition from Spain to her colonies, and its destruction would be a ...
The ports of Venezuela mainland (La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Cumaná, Maracaibo, and Angostura) were excluded to protect the interests of the Royal Gipuzkoan Company along with the ports of New Spain, for fear that the prosperity of this territory would lead to a lack of concern for other less active areas, which went against the guiding idea of ...
Three British ships attacked La Guaira, principal port of the Province of Venezuela on 22 October; Britain formally declared war the next day, beginning the War of Jenkins' Ear. [12] Sir Benjamin Keene was closely associated with Walpole and after his fall, there was some discussion of impeaching him for negotiating the Convention.