Person

Santiago Mariño

1788–1854 · 19th century

Santiago Mariño was a Venezuelan independence leader who in 1813 freed eastern Venezuela from Spanish rule while Simón Bolívar campaigned in the west. He shared power uneasily with Bolívar in the Second Republic, which fell to royalist forces under José Tomás Boves in 1814. He later fought in the wars of independence and was active in Venezuelan politics after 1830.

Santiago Mariño
Image: Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Second Republic of Venezuela

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Santiago Mariño. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/santiago-marino
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“Santiago Mariño.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/santiago-marino. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Santiago Mariño.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/santiago-marino.
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