Venezuela History Timeline & Facts
South America - Concise History of the Mesoamerican
civilisations
Mesoamericans
were the ancient civilisations of South America which is now
divided into 12 independent countries consisting of
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included
the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. The Mayans
empire covered Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El
Salvador.
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Facts and History about Venezuela
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
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