Venezuelan War of Independence

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armed conflict revolutionary war war of independence

The Venezuelan War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Venezuelan revolutionaries fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule, helping to ignite and shape broader Latin American independence movements.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Venezuelan War of Independence canonical	53
Venezuelan independence movement	12
Bolivarian campaigns	1
Eastern Campaign for Venezuelan independence	1
Patriots of Venezuelan independence	1
Wars of Independence in northern South America	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ revolutionary war ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
belligerent	Royalist forces in Venezuela ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Venezuelan patriots ⓘ
cause	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ Spanish colonial rule ⓘ crisis of the Spanish monarchy in 1808 ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ
combatantsIncluded	criollo elites ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ indigenous groups ⓘ llanero cavalry ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ
declaration	Declaration of Independence of Venezuela ⓘ
declarationDate	1811-07-05 ⓘ
endDate	1823 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution French Revolution ⓘ
keyFigure	Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ Francisco de Miranda ⓘ José Antonio Páez ⓘ Juan Bautista Arismendi ⓘ Manuel Piar ⓘ Santiago Mariño ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
location	Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Boyacá ⓘ Battle of Carabobo ⓘ Battle of La Victoria ⓘ Battle of Lake Maracaibo ⓘ Battle of Las Queseras del Medio ⓘ
notableEvent	19 April 1810 Caracas junta ⓘ Admirable Campaign ⓘ Decree of War to the Death ⓘ First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ Llanero campaigns ⓘ Second Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
opposingCommander	Domingo de Monteverde ⓘ Juan Manuel de Cajigal ⓘ Pablo Morillo ⓘ
partOf	Latin American wars of independence ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
politicalOutcome	creation of the Republic of Venezuela ⓘ integration into Gran Colombia ⓘ
primaryTheater	northern South America ⓘ
relatedMovement	Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Ecuadorian War of Independence ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ
result	Venezuelan independence from Spain ⓘ dissolution of Spanish colonial rule in Venezuela ⓘ
significance	contributed to the decline of the Spanish Empire in the Americas ⓘ helped ignite broader Latin American independence movements ⓘ
startDate	1810 ⓘ
successorState	Gran Colombia ⓘ First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ surface form: Republic of Venezuela
turningPoint	Battle of Carabobo ⓘ Battle of Lake Maracaibo ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latin American independence movements → hasPart → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Francisco de Miranda → movement → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Juan José Flores → participantIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of Independence in northern South America

Spanish America → independenceMovement → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

First Republic of Venezuela → establishedBy → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

First Republic of Venezuela → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Captaincy General of Venezuela → event → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Domingo de Monteverde → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Admirable Campaign → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Admirable Campaign → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Llanero campaigns → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Declaration of Independence of Venezuela → relatedEvent → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

llanero cavalry → playedRoleIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

El Libertador → associatedWithIndependenceMovement → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco → associatedWith → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Creole nationalism → influenced → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Second Republic of Venezuela → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Second Republic of Venezuela → establishedBy → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patriots of Venezuelan independence

Decree of War to the Death → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Decree of War to the Death → relatedEvent → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Carabobo → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Carabobo → theater → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

San Fernando Prison → associatedWith → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Generalissimo of Venezuela → appliesToPeriod → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Generalissimo of Venezuela → roleIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada → activeDuring → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of La Victoria → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of La Victoria → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of La Victoria → associatedWith → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Santiago Mariño → participatedIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Santiago Mariño → notableWork → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Campaign for Venezuelan independence

Battle of Las Queseras del Medio → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

José Antonio Páez → participantIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Juan Bautista Arismendi → participatedIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Juan Bautista Arismendi → movement → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Battle of Lake Maracaibo → partOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Battle of Lake Maracaibo → isDecisiveBattleOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Manuel Piar → notableWork → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Manuel Piar → participantIn → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Manuel Piar → movement → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Juan Manuel de Cajigal → opposedTo → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement

Juan Manuel de Cajigal → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Pablo Morillo → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

army of Gran Colombia → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia

army of Gran Colombia → associatedWith → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia

this entity surface form: Bolivarian campaigns

Battle of Cúcuta → relatedTo → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Spanish royalist army → conflict → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Captain General of Venezuela → officeAbolishedAsConsequenceOf → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

1810 Caracas Junta → relatedEvent → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ

Third Republic of Venezuela → establishedDuring → Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ