Venezuelan War of Independence

E20045

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.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (69)

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

Third Republic of Venezuela partOf Venezuelan War of Independence
this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
Third Republic of Venezuela conflict Venezuelan War of Independence
Supreme Congress of Venezuela hasHistoricalPeriod Venezuelan War of Independence
President of the Supreme Executive Power historyPeriod Venezuelan War of Independence
Cabildo of Caracas playedRoleIn Venezuelan War of Independence
Cabildo of Caracas playedRoleIn Venezuelan War of Independence
this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
Capitulation of San Mateo conflict Venezuelan War of Independence
Capitulation of San Mateo relatedTo Venezuelan War of Independence
this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
Fall of Caracas to Spanish royalist forces hasCause Venezuelan War of Independence
Fall of Caracas to Spanish royalist forces partOf Venezuelan War of Independence
1812 Caracas earthquake politicalContext Venezuelan War of Independence
Caracas Province playedRoleIn Venezuelan War of Independence
Trujillo Province playedRoleIn Venezuelan War of Independence
Carabobo hasHistoricalRole Venezuelan War of Independence
Angostura timePeriod Venezuelan War of Independence
Juan Germán Roscio participatedIn Venezuelan War of Independence
Juan Germán Roscio participatedIn Venezuelan War of Independence
this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
Juan Escalona movement Venezuelan War of Independence
this entity surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
Cristóbal Mendoza participatedIn Venezuelan War of Independence