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The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
Manuela Sáenz. Signature. Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco[ c ] (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan statesman and military officer who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire.
Venezuela. Our Lady of Coromoto (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Coromoto), also known as the Virgin of Coromoto (Spanish: Virgen de Coromoto), is a celebrated Catholic image of an alleged apparition of the Virgin Mary. In 1942, she was declared the Patroness of Venezuela. Statue of the Virgin of Coromoto in Guanare.
Afro-Venezuelans (Spanish: Afrovenezolanos) are Venezuelans of African descent. Afro-Venezuelans are mostly descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the Western Hemisphere during the Atlantic slave trade. This term also sometimes refers to the combining of African and other cultural elements found in Venezuelan society such as the arts ...
Canonized: 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X. St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1538–1606), secular Archbishop (Peru) Beatified: 2 July 1679 by Pope Innocent XI. Canonized: 10 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. St. Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Franciscan priest (Peru) Beatified: 20 June 1675 by Pope Clement X.
Venezuela is a diverse and multilingual country, home to a melting pot of people of distinct origins, as a result, many Venezuelans do not regard their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship or allegiance. Venezuela as Argentina and Brazil, received most immigrants, during 1820s to 1930s Venezuela received a major wave of 2.1 million ...
Venezuela country profile. September 9, 2024 at 3:21 AM. [BBC] Venezuela is one of the most highly-urbanised countries in Latin America. It has some of the world's largest proven oil deposits as ...
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuɣo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβes ˈfɾi.as] ⓘ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.