Captain General of Venezuela

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The Captain General of Venezuela was the highest-ranking colonial official who governed the Captaincy General of Venezuela on behalf of the Spanish Crown.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
viceregal representative
appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Venezuela
Venezuela
appliesToTerritorialEntity Barinas Province
surface form: Province of Barinas

Caracas Province
surface form: Province of Caracas

Cumaná Province
surface form: Province of Cumaná

Province of Guayana
Province of Maracaibo
Province of Margarita
Province of Trinidad
country Spanish Empire
governs colonial administration of Venezuela
governsOnBehalfOf Catholic Monarchs
surface form: Catholic Monarchs of Spain

Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
hasAuthorityOver appointment of local officials in Venezuela
colonial army in Venezuela
colonial militias in Venezuela
royal treasury in Venezuela
hasPart civil authority
fiscal authority
judicial authority
military authority
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in Venezuela
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Caracas
officeAbolishedAsConsequenceOf Venezuelan War of Independence
declaration of independence of Venezuela
officeCreatedBy Charles III of Spain
Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
officeCreatedForJurisdiction Captaincy General of Venezuela
officeCreatedInCentury 18th century
officeCreatedUnder Bourbon Reforms
officeHolderTitleInSpanish Captain General of Venezuela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Capitán General de Venezuela
officeType captaincy general leadership
colonial governorship
positionHeldBy Domingo de Monteverde
Francisco Tomás Morales
Francisco de Saavedra
Juan Manuel de Cajigal y Niño
Juan de Carvajal
surface form: Juan de Casas

Juan de Gálvez y Gallardo
Juan de Pimentel
Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón
surface form: Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón y Achet

Vicente Emparan
seat Caracas
subordinateTo Council of the Indies
King of Spain
Viceroy of New Granada

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

Captaincy General of Venezuela officeHolder Captain General of Venezuela
Domingo de Monteverde positionHeld Captain General of Venezuela
President of Venezuela predecessorOffice Captain General of Venezuela
Captain General of Venezuela officeHolderTitleInSpanish Captain General of Venezuela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Capitán General de Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power replacedBy Captain General of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power precededBy Captain General of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power followedBy Captain General of Venezuela