1810 Caracas Junta

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historical event junta revolutionary governing body

The 1810 Caracas Junta was the revolutionary governing body formed in Caracas that marked the beginning of Venezuela’s movement toward independence from Spanish colonial rule.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Junta of Caracas	2
1810 Caracas Junta canonical	1
Cabildo abierto of 19 April 1810	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ junta ⓘ revolutionary governing body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1810 Caracas Junta ⓘ surface form: Supreme Junta of Caracas
assertedAuthorityOver	provinces of the Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ
cause	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ discontent with Spanish colonial administration ⓘ
chronologicalContext	Latin American independence era ⓘ
commemoratedOn	April 19 ⓘ
country	Venezuela ⓘ
dissolvedInto	First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
establishedBy	Creole elites of Caracas ⓘ Venezuelan patriots ⓘ
goal	defense of the rights of Ferdinand VII ⓘ reform of colonial administration ⓘ self-government for Venezuela ⓘ
hasHistoricalLegacy	considered a foundational step in Venezuelan independence ⓘ symbol of the break with Spanish colonial rule in Venezuela ⓘ
headOfStateClaimedLoyaltyTo	Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ
inspiredBy	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution Enlightenment ideas ⓘ French Revolution ⓘ Juntas formed in Spain against French occupation ⓘ
issued	call for elections to a congress ⓘ
languageUsed	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ Caracas ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ
opposedBy	Spanish colonial officials ⓘ royalist authorities loyal to Spain ⓘ
politicalOrientation	pro-autonomy ⓘ pro-independence ⓘ
region	South America ⓘ
relatedEvent	First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ
replaces	colonial authorities of the Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ
resultedIn	convening of the First Venezuelan Congress ⓘ declaration of independence of Venezuela in 1811 ⓘ
significance	first autonomous government in Caracas against Spanish colonial rule ⓘ marked the beginning of Venezuela’s movement toward independence ⓘ
startDate	1810-04-19 ⓘ
supportedBy	Creole landowners ⓘ urban elites of Caracas ⓘ
territorialScope	Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ
typeOfGovernment	provisional government ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Captaincy General of Venezuela → significantEvent → 1810 Caracas Junta ⓘ

1810 Caracas Junta → alsoKnownAs → 1810 Caracas Junta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Junta of Caracas

Cabildo of Caracas → significantEvent → 1810 Caracas Junta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cabildo abierto of 19 April 1810

Cabildo of Caracas → associatedWith → 1810 Caracas Junta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Junta of Caracas