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1498 Christopher Columbus landed in Venezuela
1535 The Spanish conquistadors colonize the area of Venezuela
1528-1546 The King of Spain ( Charles I ) leased Venezuela to a German banking group to pay off his debts
1550 African slaves were shipped to Venezuela to work on plantations
1700s Spain combined Venezuela with neighboring territories into one large colony called the Viceroyalty of New Granada
The Viceroyalty of New Granada consisted of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama
Venezuelan General Francisco Gabriel de Miranda (1750-1816) participated in major political events for more than three decades
1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
1810 The territories of the Viceroyalty of New Granada set up their own independent governments
5 July 1811 - Venezuela declared its independence from Spain
1812 Simon Bolivar and other revolutionary leaders fled abroad
1814 Spain sent troops to South America to quell the uprising of the colonists
1819 General Simon Bolivar defeats royalist forces in the Battle of Boyaca on August 7 and the Republic of Colombia (also known as Gran Colombia) is proclaimed on December 17, consisting of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador
1821 Spain recognized Venezuela's independence after Simon Bolivar won a major victory against Spanish troops at Carabobo
Simon Bolivar established Gran Colombia and became the first president
1830 Ecuador and Venezuela left Gran Colombia to became totally independent
1831 General Jose Antonio Paez became the first president of Venezuela
1800s Venezuela was torn by civil war
1870-1888 Guzman Blanco ruled Venezuela bringing the civil wars to an end
1908-1935 Gomez ruled Venezuela with strong military backing
1950 Marcos Perez Jimenez became dictator
1958 Jimenez was forced into exile pathing the way for a Venezuelan democracy
1999 Venezuela adopted its current constitution
none of this is current
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∙ 12y agouhm well Independence Day which is July 5 1811 . it was the first south American nation to declare independence from Spain
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∙ 12y agoSimon bolivar, the indepence and the oil boom
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∙ 15y agoi don't no
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