First Republic of Venezuela

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The First Republic of Venezuela was the short-lived independent Venezuelan state established after the country’s initial break from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
historical polity
alsoKnownAs First Republic of Venezuela
surface form: Primera República de Venezuela
capital Caracas
colonialPowerOverthrown Spanish Empire
constitution Constitution of 1811 (Venezuela)
constitutionAdopted 1811-12-21
continent South America
country Venezuela
currency Venezuelan peso
endDate 1812-07-25
endEvent Capitulation of San Mateo
Fall of Caracas to Spanish royalist forces
establishedBy Cabildo of Caracas
Venezuelan War of Independence
surface form: Venezuelan independence movement
firstLeader Cristóbal Mendoza
flagUsed tricolor flag of yellow, blue, and red horizontal stripes
followedBy Restored Spanish colonial rule in Venezuela
Second Republic of Venezuela
governmentType representative democracy
republic
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Supreme Executive Power
headOfStateTitle President of the Supreme Executive Power
historicalEra The Age of Revolution
surface form: Age of Revolution

Napoleonic era
inspiredBy American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution

Enlightenment ideas
French Revolution
legalSystem civil law
legislature Supreme Congress of Venezuela
notableLeader Francisco de Miranda
Juan Escalona
Juan Germán Roscio
Simón Bolívar
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence

Venezuelan War of Independence
precededBy Captaincy General of Venezuela
reasonForDownfall 1812 Caracas earthquake
economic difficulties
internal political divisions
military defeats by Spanish royalist forces
religion Roman Catholicism
startDate 1811-07-05
startEvent Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
territoryIncludes Province of Barcelona
surface form: Barcelona Province

Barinas Province
Caracas Province
Cumaná Province
Bolívar State
surface form: Guayana Province

Margarita Province
Mérida Province
Trujillo Province

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Viceroyalty of New Granada followedBy First Republic of Venezuela
Venezuelan War of Independence notableEvent First Republic of Venezuela
Venezuelan War of Independence successorState First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Republic of Venezuela
Francisco de Miranda founded First Republic of Venezuela
Gran Colombia succeededBy First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Republic of Venezuela
First Republic of Venezuela alsoKnownAs First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Primera República de Venezuela
Captaincy General of Venezuela followedBy First Republic of Venezuela
Domingo de Monteverde opposedTo First Republic of Venezuela
Declaration of Independence of Venezuela createdIn First Republic of Venezuela
Second Republic of Venezuela precededBy First Republic of Venezuela
Generalissimo of Venezuela associatedWith First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: First Venezuelan Republic
1810 Caracas Junta relatedEvent First Republic of Venezuela
1810 Caracas Junta dissolvedInto First Republic of Venezuela
Supreme Congress of Venezuela country First Republic of Venezuela
Supreme Congress of Venezuela appliesToJurisdiction First Republic of Venezuela
Supreme Congress of Venezuela legislativeBodyFor First Republic of Venezuela
Supreme Congress of Venezuela partOf First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Government of the First Republic of Venezuela
Supreme Congress of Venezuela hasHistoricalPeriod First Republic of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power country First Republic of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power usedBy First Republic of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power partOf First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: government of the First Republic of Venezuela
President of the Supreme Executive Power governmentSystemContext First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: First Venezuelan Republic
Cabildo of Caracas associatedWith First Republic of Venezuela
Capitulation of San Mateo timePeriod First Republic of Venezuela
Capitulation of San Mateo belligerent First Republic of Venezuela
Capitulation of San Mateo relatedTo First Republic of Venezuela
Constitution of 1811 (Venezuela) appliesToJurisdiction First Republic of Venezuela
Constitution of 1811 (Venezuela) established First Republic of Venezuela
Constitution of 1811 (Venezuela) associatedWith First Republic of Venezuela
Caracas Province playedRoleIn First Republic of Venezuela
Mérida Province partOf First Republic of Venezuela
this entity surface form: Republic of Venezuela
Barinas Province country First Republic of Venezuela
Barinas Province partOf First Republic of Venezuela
Juan Escalona participatedIn First Republic of Venezuela