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Independence Day In Venezuela
Venezuela has a glorious history that spans more than 15,000 years. Over the last few decades, the country has made significant progress in many fields, including science, politics and technology. |
Officially called the 'Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela', the country is located on the South American continent and like all other celebrations here, the Independence Day of Venezuela too is celebrated with a lot of zest and festive fervor.
The Venezuelan Independence Day is celebrated on 5th of July each year. This is the day when independence was declared back in 1811, and the day when Venezuela became the first South American nation to do so, freeing itself from Spanish rule. However, officially independence was achieved in 1830.
Venezuela was colonized by the Spanish first in 1522, in what is now called Cumaná. These parts of eastern Venezuela were incorporated into New Andalusia, and were also administered by the Audiencia of Santo Domingo since the early 16th century.
Most parts of Venezuela became part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada during early 18th century, and were then put together as an autonomous Captaincy General beginning in 1776. During the Spanish colonization in the 16th century, native groups like the Mariches, who were the descendants of the Caribs, rejected paganism and instead embraced Roman Catholicism. Some Spaniards ill-treated the natives. Indian caciques or leaders such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco tried to resist Spanish incursions, but were eventually defeated, and Tamanaco was executed by order of the Caracas' founder Diego de Losada.
Following a series of unsuccessful uprisings, the country finally declared its independence under the leadership of Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan marshal who had fought in the French Revolution, on July 5, 1811. This led to the beginning of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
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