Declaration of Independence of Venezuela

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The Declaration of Independence of Venezuela is the 1811 document by which Venezuela formally broke from Spanish colonial rule, marking the birth of the first independent republic in Spanish America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
declaration of independence
historical document
archivesLocation Archivo General de la Nación de Venezuela
assertsRightTo self-determination
sovereignty
colonialPowerDeclaredAgainst Spain
Spanish Empire
commemoratedOn July 5
Venezuela Independence Day
country Venezuela
countryToday Venezuela
surface form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
createdIn First Republic of Venezuela
dateAdopted 1811-07-05
draftedBy Francisco Isnardi
Juan Germán Roscio
governmentFormProclaimed republic
historicalSignificance first formal declaration of independence in Spanish America
ideologicalBasis Enlightenment ideas
liberalism
language Spanish
legalForm act of Congress
opposes absolutist monarchy
placeSigned Caracas
politicalEffect established First Republic of Venezuela
proclaimed independence of Venezuela from Spain
relatedEvent Napoleonic invasion of Spain
Venezuelan War of Independence
signatory Cristóbal Mendoza
Felipe Fermín Paúl
Fernando Peñalver
Francisco Espejo
Francisco Hernández
Francisco Javier Ustáriz
Francisco Javier Yanes
Francisco Javier de Mayz
Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Paula Álvarez
Gabriel de Ponte
Ignacio Fermín de Palacios
José Ignacio Briceño
José Luis Cabrera
José María Ramírez
José María de las Casas
José Tomás Santana
José de Jesús Piedrahita
José de Sata y Bussy
José de la Concepción Serrano
José Ángel de Álamo
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Domínguez
Juan Escalona
Juan Germán Roscio
Juan José Landaeta
Juan José Maya
Juan Nepomuceno Quintana
Juan Pablo Ayala
Juan Toro
Lino de Clemente
Manuel Palacio Fajardo
Manuel Plácido Maneiro
Martín Tovar Ponte
Nicolás de Castro
signatoryBody Supreme Congress of Venezuela
surface form: National Congress of Venezuela

Supreme Congress of Venezuela

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Venezuelan War of Independence declaration Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
First Republic of Venezuela startEvent Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
Captaincy General of Venezuela significantEvent Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Declaration of Independence of Venezuela (1811)
Supreme Congress of Venezuela significantEvent Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
Constitution of 1811 (Venezuela) adoptedAfter Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence
Caracas Province associatedWithEvent Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
this entity surface form: declaration of independence of Venezuela
Juan Germán Roscio notableWork Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Drafting of Venezuela’s Declaration of Independence