VENEZUELA

WAS PART OF SPAIN

• It was colonized since 1522
• It became independent in 1811
• It was reconquest 1815
• It became independent again in 1816

SIMON BOLIVAR

• Was the main general of the Venezuelan forces
• It was the first president of the "New Venezuela"
• Fought for the constitution of Venezuela
• Also known as the George Washington of Venezuela

FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA

• Was first with the Spanish army but became an important Venezuelan leader
• Was member of the upper-middle class
• Was exiled and Bolivar brought him back

MANUEL PIAR

• General-in-chief of the Venezuelan army
• Became leader of the army after Bolivar (1814)
• Bolivar commanded his execution.
• He became crazy for power

JOSE FRANCISCO DE SAN MARTIN MATORRAS

• Considered a liberator of South America
• Fought for Venezuela
• Was from Argentina
• Retries to allow Bolivar to lead the revolution of Peru

CAUSES

• Venezuela didn't liked to be governed by another country
• The French Revolution
• Social discomfort
• Napoleons invasion of Spain
• Increased taxes
• Bolivars knowledge of the Enlightenment ideasr
• They couldn't sell their products on the external market