BOLIVARIAN WARS
1810-23
VENEZUELAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
A republic of Venezuela is proclaimed in an attempt to become the first Spanish colony to gain independence. Bolívar is a key figure in a faltering, prolonged conflict that ultimately results in Venezuelan sovereignty.
January-August 1813
ADMIRABLE CAMPAIGN
Bolívar invades Venezuelan territory to renew the faltering fight for independence. Beginning in New Granada, his forces cross the Andes and continue through Mérida and Trujillo. A Spanish army capitulates near Caracas and republican forces gain control of
