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Francisco de Miranda

1750–1816 · 18th century

Francisco de Miranda was a Venezuelan revolutionary who served in the American and French revolutionary wars. His invasion of Venezuela in 1806 failed, but he returned in 1810 and pressed the congress to declare independence in 1811. As dictator of the First Republic he capitulated to the royalists in 1812, was handed to the Spanish and died in prison in Cádiz.

Francisco de Miranda
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Francisco de Miranda. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francisco-de-miranda
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