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José Tomás Boves

1782–1814 · 19th century

José Tomás Boves was a Spanish-born royalist commander in the Venezuelan War of Independence. Leading an army of llaneros, the horsemen of the plains, he turned the war into a brutal social conflict against the Creole elite and defeated Simón Bolívar at La Puerta in June 1814, destroying the Second Republic of Venezuela. He was killed at the Battle of Urica in December 1814.

José Tomás Boves
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Second Republic of Venezuela

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). José Tomás Boves. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jose-tomas-boves
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