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70-600: Ezequiel Zamora ( Spanish pronunciation: [eθeˈkjel θaˈmoɾa] ; 1 February 1817 – 10 January 1860) was a Venezuelan soldier and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War (Guerra Federal) of 1859–1863. Zamora was born in Cúa , Miranda State . His parents were Alejandro Zamora and Paula Correa, two modest white landowners. He received a basic education during his childhood, common in rural areas disrupted by

140-646: A Quebec nation , with corresponding rights and powers for Quebec within the Canadian federation. This ideology is opposed to Quebec sovereigntism , proponents of Quebec independence, most often (but not for all followers) along with an economic union with Canada similar to the European Union. In the United States the term federalist usually applies to a member of one of the following groups: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

210-593: A capacity for 13,000 people; recently, the Guanare citizen security secretariat formed a team called Atlético Guanare that is participating in the Second Division of Venezuela in the 2017 season. The Carl Herrera Allen Coliseum, more recently called the Guanare City Coliseum, is a multipurpose sports infrastructure which has an approximate capacity for 7,500 people. It was inaugurated in honor of

280-483: A coalition Army gathered by Entre Ríos Federalist Governor Justo José de Urquiza , who accused Rosas of not complying with Federal Pact provisions for a National Constitution. In 1853, a Federal Constitution was enacted (the current Constitution of Argentina, through amendments) and Urquiza was elected President of the Argentine Confederation . However, on the aftermath of 1852 Battle of Caseros ,

350-740: A deplorable state. This park was created to protect the hydrographic basin where the Araure Gorge begins. The state has the Oswaldo Guevara Mujica de Araure Brigadier General Airport, which is located west of the city and maintains private flights, mainly to Caracas, is operated by the Autonomous Institute of Airports of the Portuguese State (IABAEP). It was expanded and reconstructed due to the need to incorporate "Bomberos Aéreos" (air firefighters), where

420-625: A forest. The Royalists possessed ten artillery pieces. The battle began at dawn and lasted approximately six hours. The Royalist troops were numerically superior to the Patriot troops. The Patriots captured 200 prisoners, four flags, and numerous artillery pieces. In this single clash, the Royalists lost more than 500 cavalry. On April 10, 1851, by decree of the Congress of the Republic under

490-570: A national level, In attempt to avoid bloodshed, Antonio Leocadio Guzmán , the founder of the Liberal Party who Zamora counted as an ally, and the opposing José Antonio Páez arranged a meeting. However, spontaneous peasant uprisings in the central region prevented this rapprochement. When Paez became the Chief of the Army, Zamora issued a call to arms aimed at benefiting the poor. Finally, Zamora

560-793: A political union is the Union of European Federalists . Movements towards a peacefully unified European state have existed since the 1920s, notably the Paneuropean Union . A pan-European party with representation in the European Parliament fighting for the same cause is Volt Europa . In the European Parliament the Spinelli Group brings together MEPs from different political groups to work together of ideas and projects of European federalism; taking their name from Italian politician and MEP Altiero Spinelli , who himself

630-634: A system of mounds that possibly had functions of surveillance, funerary or refuge for the periods of greatest flooding. Several expeditions of the Welser Family , originating in Coro under the command of Nikolaus Federmann and Georg von Spira, in the year 1534 and arriving in the Andean foothills crossed the current territory of the Llanos . In 1542, the armies of Philipp von Hutten from Coro visited

700-656: A young woman of Portuguese descent who drowned in the Portuguesa River, possibly accompanying the conquistadors who founded the city of Guanare , the capital of the state. In the pre-Hispanic era, the territory of the Venezuelan plains was inhabited by groups that arrived from the Amazon region by river (probably Colombia or Ecuador). The oldest known human presence dates to between 300 and 600 BC in Barinas and

770-601: Is Rafael Calles, of the PSUV party, who won the elections for the period 2017- 2021 It is exercised by the Legislative Council of the Portuguese State, a unicameral regional parliament elected every four years, which, according to the State Constitution, has 11 legislators who sanction the laws that have state rank and whose members are elected in a universal, direct and secret manner. Portuguesa State

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840-489: Is also the windiest time of the year. Around March and the beginning of April, the daily temperature range decreases a little, bringing with it the hottest season in the village. The lowest temperature recorded is 17 °C on 5 April 1984 and the highest is 41 °C during several occasions and heat waves occurring with the El Niño phenomenon. The average annual temperature (Max-Min) is between 22 °C and 26 °C, in

910-432: Is an organization of conservative and libertarian lawyers and others dedicated to debate of these principles. The World Federalist Movement is a global citizens movement that advocates for strengthened and democratic world institutions subjected to the federalist principles of subsidiarity, solidarity and democracy. It states that "[w]orld federalists support the creation of democratic global structures accountable to

980-472: Is bordered by the state of Lara to the north, to the east by Cojedes , to the west by Trujillo and to the south by Barinas . As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 876,496. The state capital is the city of Guanare . The state was designated Portuguesa on August 4, 1909, named after the Portuguesa River . The name of the river is in turn said to be derived from a local legend about

1050-402: Is divided in 14 municipalities (municipios) and 28 Parroquias : By 2001 the state had a population of 873,375 inhabitants, representing 3.34% of the national total. It has a growth rate of 2.1% per year, and a density of 57.5 inhabitants per km . According to the estimate for 2012 the state population is 1,056,000 inhabitants, of whom 517,780 were female and 538,243 male. Acarigua city in

1120-599: Is one of its main attractions. It is a ravine with clear and clean waters, located on the Araure-Acarigua road, where tourists can enjoy a pleasant time. It also has a recreational park where the whole family can have fun. Among the historical sites that stand out is El Túmulo, a monument to the Battle of Araure, which is located on the side of the Pan-American Highway. This fight was special because it

1190-574: Is the José Antonio Paéz Stadium, with a capacity for 18,000 spectators. In the municipality of San Genaro de Boconoíto el Bocaito FC is now extinct and in the city of Turén, Atlético Turén and Turén International, which plays in the lower divisions of Venezuelan football. Guanare owns the first division team Llaneros de Guanare Football Club, which operates at the Rafael Calles Pinto Stadium facilities with

1260-494: The Andes . There are abundant hardwoods which are a major income source, represented by the dwarf oak, mahogany , eucalyptus , teak and pine . The fauna is represented by: spectacled bears , jaguars , (both endangered species), armadillos , parrots , opossums , howler monkeys , deer , ocelots , pumas and southern tamandua . There are birds like the crested curassow , hummingbird , great kiskadee and cardinal . One of

1330-566: The National Pantheon in Caracas . In 2001, a new land reform program, under President Hugo Chávez , Mission Zamora , was named after Ezequiel Zamora. Ezequiel Zamora was portrayed by Alexander Solórzano in the 2009 film Zamora: tierra y hombres libres . Federalist In Europe , proponents of deeper European integration are sometimes called Federalists. A major European NGO and advocacy group campaigning for such

1400-833: The Platine Region was José Gervasio Artigas , who opposed the centralist governments in Buenos Aires that followed the May Revolution , and created instead the Federal League in 1814 among several Argentine Provinces and the Banda Oriental (modern-day Uruguay ). In 1819, the Federal armies rejected the centralist Constitution of the United Provinces of South America and defeated

1470-639: The Province of Buenos Aires had seceded from the Confederation. In 1859, after the Battle of Cepeda the State of Buenos Aires rejoined the Confederation, although it was granted the right to make some amendments to its Constitution. Finally, after the 1861 Battle of Pavón , Buenos Aires took over the Confederation. The following federal governments fought the weaker Federalist and Autonomist resistances in

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1540-637: The centralized government that the Unitarians and Centralists favored. Furthermore, Federalists demanded tariff protection for their industries and, in Argentina, called for the end of the Buenos Aires customs as the only intermediary for foreign trade. During the Federal War (1859-1863) in Venezuela, liberal caudillos confronted conservatives, leading to the establishment of the modern federal States of Venezuela . The one Federalist leader in

1610-600: The "International Refugee Organization", many of them ethnic Germans from Romania, but already in the beginning of the 50's the Italians and Germans became the relative majority of the immigrant population. It is located in the Midwestern Region of the country, extending approximately between latitudes 08°06 ′ and 09°50 ′ north latitude, and meridians 68°30 ′ and 70°11 ′ west longitude. It has an area of 15,200 km (5,900 sq mi) representing 1.67% of

1680-518: The Centralist army; this action was considered central to the process of the Federal War and a testimony to Zamora's exceptional qualities as a troop driver. After Santa Inés, Zamora moved toward the center of the country with 3,000 infantry and 300 cavalry, through Barinas and Portuguesa , but before approaching Caracas , he decided to attack the city of San Carlos , whose main square was defended by Major Benito Figueredo, with 700 men. During

1750-533: The Federal Pact into a loose confederation of Provinces known as the Argentine Confederation . Although the Unitarians were exiled in neighboring countries, the Civil War continued for two decades. Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas exerted a growing hegemony over the rest of the country during his 1835-1852 Government and resisted several Unitarian uprisings, but was finally defeated in 1852 by

1820-775: The Governor of the Portuguese State, the Secretary General of the Government and the Secretaries of State who fulfil the powers determined by the Constitution of the State and the Republic. Since 1989, governors have been selected in direct elections by the population. The first governor to be elected under direct elections was Elias D'Onghia, of the AD party, and he won with 38.40% of the votes. The current governor

1890-593: The Portuguesa plains, with the migrants perhaps attracted by the region's relatively predictable flooding cycle. Over the next 1200 years, these communities moved northwards and were also influenced by groups from the Orinoco . Among the traces left by these pre-Columbian inhabitants are numerous petroglyphs of geometric, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures, as well as a complex network of roads believed to have served to drain swamps or control water. They also left

1960-676: The Portuguese State), Electoral and Citizen. Its authorities are elected by the people in a universal, direct and secret way. It is represented by 6 main deputies in the National Assembly. Like the other 23 federal entities of Venezuela, the State maintains its own police force, which is supported and complemented by the National Police and the Venezuelan National Guard . It is exercised by

2030-544: The Republic. In 1949, the Agricultural Unit or Colony of Turen, the most ambitious experience of its kind ever carried out in a Caribbean country, was initiated. Located, as well as the Tovar colony, in an area of mountains, the future Granary of Venezuela sheltered, together with a minority of local farmers, a babel of immigrants from several countries. Initially, they were mainly Eastern Europeans, who arrived through

2100-666: The South West state, along with Cojedes and Zamora. At the end of the 19th century, the Restoration Revolution brought back the country's political division into 20 states and, consequently, Portuguesa and Cojedes became Zamora again. Finally, on August 5, 1909, the National Constitution was promulgated, which established that Venezuela would be composed of a Federal District, two Federal Territories and 20 states, one of which would be Portuguesa with

2170-721: The State the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Bark in Acarigua whose history dates back. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto or more formally Minor Basilica National Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto is located 25 kilometers from the city of Guanare, Portuguesa, The Sanctuary is built on the place where Catholics believe that the second appearance of the Virgin Mary to the Coromoto Indian occurred. The construction project

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2240-686: The Turen Agricultural Unit (U.A.T.), which was successively implemented in the Turen Agricultural Colony. To this end, the government, through itinerant diplomacy, made use of the international agreements signed during the post-war period on aid to refugees and put into practice the open border policy of selective immigration promoted by General Marcos Pérez Jiménez, where Europeans (mostly Italians, Spaniards and Germans) with an agricultural tradition entered and shared work with Venezuelan citizens from various regions of

2310-618: The West, and made Coro a federal state (25 February 1859) and organized a provisional government in Venezuela (26 February 1859). On 23 March, he triumphed in the El Palito  [ d ] meeting, from which he planned to move toward the western plains. He took San Felipe on 28 March and reorganized the province as a federal entity with the name Yaracuy . On 10 December 1859, the Battle of Santa Inés occurred, in which Zamora defeated

2380-400: The area of flat lands and in the area of mountain and piedmont landscapes the climatic conditions vary according to height variations. Precipitation is persistent throughout the year, causing rivers to maintain an abundant flow, even overflow and therefore flooding. The dominant vegetation is savanna , but are also gallery forests along the river bends, and dense forests in the foothills of

2450-549: The capital in the city of Guanare. Like most of the Llanos states, Portuguesa was practically isolated from the center of the country until the middle of the 20th century. The only way to move from this entity to another was by means of carts pulled by horses or oxen, or by using the waterways. After the overthrow of General Isaías Medina Angarita , the Revolutionary Government Board began to materialize

2520-401: The cities of Guanare and Acarigua-Araure industry has grown as a sector, especially sugar, rice and corn processing. This conurbation has for the last 10 years had a huge growth in the housing and commercial sectors, with the construction of large urban projects in the area north of the city, among the largest urban projects include: The main commercial projects are: The Quebrada de Araure spa

2590-442: The citizens of the world and call for the division of international authority among separate agencies". Portuguesa, Venezuela Portuguesa State ( Spanish : Estado Portuguesa , IPA: [esˈtaðo poɾtuˈɣesa] ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela . Located in the west of the Republic, it is often considered the "breadbasket of Venezuela" for the large amount of agricultural products produced there. The state

2660-540: The conservative Manuel Herrera. After almost three hours of confrontation, Herrera lost the fight and had to flee with the survivors on the way to Ospino. Following the Federal Revolution in 1866, it was decided to unite the Zamora and Portuguesa entities into one and call it Zamora State. Later, with Antonio Guzmán Blanco in power, the territorial division was reduced to seven states, so Portuguesa became part of

2730-632: The country. According to the 2011 Census, the racial composition of the population was: Most of the population professes the Christian religion in its Catholic denomination, although other religious minorities such as Protestants, Jews or Muslims can also be found in smaller numbers. Portuguesa is the Center of one of the largest religious centers of the country the Basilica and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela. Also highlights in

2800-731: The countryside until the 1870s. The last Autonomist rebellion in Buenos Aires was quelled in 1880, leading to the federalization of Buenos Aires city and the stabilization of the Argentine State and government through the National Autonomist Party . Federalism , in regard to the National Question , refers to support for Quebec remaining within Canada , while either keeping the status quo or pursuing greater autonomy and constitutional recognition of

2870-449: The courts of Villa de Cura on 27 July of the same year, but José Tadeo Monagas cut the sentence down to 10 years in prison. He escaped from the Ottawa Prison on the way to Maracaibo Prison, and found work as a laborer on a farm. The following year, he was pardoned. Sometime later, he joined the liberal army of José Tadeo Monagas , who fought against the landlords. In 1849, he captured Páez and took him, chained, to Caracas. In 1851, he

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2940-412: The development and growth of this state known as the granary of Venezuela. Within this reality, a developmentalist model was adopted with evident influence from the United States. This model made possible the establishment of social relations of production in the agricultural sector based on capitalism. In this vein, at the end of the 1940s and beginning of the 1950s, a "State Project" was initiated called

3010-453: The existing projects designed by the previous rulers on sustainable agricultural development based on the colonization of large areas. It was in the 1940s, when work began on the Los Llanos road, which meant the economic take-off of the region. The foundation of the Turén Agricultural Colony through the work of 20,000 immigrant refugees, mostly Italian, drove the rice plan, and the incorporation of hundreds of hectares of irrigated land were key to

3080-400: The forces of Supreme Director José Rondeau at the 1820 Battle of Cepeda , effectively ending the central government and securing Provinces' sovereignty through a series of inter-Provincial pacts (v.g. Treaty of Pilar , Treaty of Benegas , Quadrilateral Treaty ). A new National Constitution was proposed only in 1826, during the Presidency of Unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia , but it

3150-410: The former leader of the SPD Martin Schulz . In the Spanish-speaking parts of Latin America the term "federalist" is used in reference to the politics of 19th-century Argentina and Colombia . The Federalists opposed the Unitarians in Argentina and the Centralists in Colombia through the 19th century. Federalists fought for complete self-government and full provincial autonomy, as opposed to

3220-445: The foundations of Roman law , and advocated for the implementation of the "principles of equality" in Venezuela. In 1846, as a member of the Liberal Party , he ran as a candidate for the elections in Villa de Cura , but conservatives opposing him thwarted this by procedurely blocking his nomination, which Zamora and his followers considered illegal and fraudulent. This reflected the tense situation between Liberals and Conservatives on

3290-420: The largest species of moth in the world can be found: the Thysania agrippina , with wingspan of 30.5 cm. In some places of the state, wildlife can be distributed as follows: The Portuguese State, as an autonomous federal entity with constitutional rank, has the five branches of Public Power: Executive (Government), Legislative (Legislative Council of the Portuguese State), Judicial (Judicial District of

3360-550: The macro-project "Sistema Ferroviario Nacional" is carrying out the Simón Bolívar Section that contemplates the connection of Puerto Cabello with Acarigua, which by rehabilitating existing structures, seeks to satisfy the demand for transportation in an efficient manner and significantly improve communication between the population centers that are positively impacted. In Acarigua the Julio Hernández Molina Bachiller Stadium (baseball) with capacity for 12,000 fans; The Portuguese Soccer Club first division team operates, whose headquarters

3430-445: The main entrance doors of the temple. José Antonio Páez was baptized there, and it was here that in 1813 the Liberator Simón Bolívar prayed before the triumph of the Battle of Araure. It was declared a National Monument in 1955. Another outstanding place is the Mittar Nakicenovic Park. He was an environmental engineer of Yugoslavian origin, who arrived in this area in 1949 with the noble task of reforesting vast areas, found until then in

3500-411: The mandate of General José Gregorio Monagas, the territory that currently makes up the state of Portuguesa became a province, with Guanare as its capital. The federal war was even more devastating than the emancipatory war in the states of Portuguesa, Apure and Barinas, and especially in Portuguesa, as in addition to the outrages and loss of life in the fighting, the departures of uncontrolled guerrillas,

3570-543: The most populous federal entities in Venezuela. The Portuguesa state is divided into 14 municipalities and 28 parishes. Some water courses include: Portuguese Red, Caño Guamal, and Caño Amarillo, which corresponds to the old riverbed of the Acarigua River that is fed by the above-mentioned channel during the summer season; in addition to Caño Turen, Caño El Toro, Caño Durigua, Caño Colorado, Caño Canaguapa, Caño Maratán, Quebrada Paso Real, Quebrada Cupra, Quebrada Cambural, and Quebrada de Araure. The Acarigua River passes through

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3640-415: The national territory. Most of its territory is flat and corresponds to the Western Plains. To the northwest it has mountains and hills of the Andes Mountains. The Andean mountainous area to the West and Northwest, with heights above 3,000 m, where the valleys of Chabasquén and Biscucuy open, in whose hills coffee and smaller fruits are grown. With 1,024,300 inhabitants for 2017 it occupies the 12th place among

3710-444: The north, is the largest conurbation in the state, being the second largest in the center-west of the country, along with Araure form an area with over 460,000 inhabitants (2001 Census). The state capital, Guanare , in recent years has grown at a rapid pace, at present estimated population is over 200,000 just in the town itself. Due to its recent momentum Portuguesa State has become a major recipient of migrants from other regions of

3780-406: The passions and quarrels produced more deaths and misfortunes than the combats; furthermore, the arson attacks on houses, farms and cattle yards plunged many families of the time into ruin. In the days of this uncontrolled movement and in the vicinity of Araure, specifically in Tapa de Piedra, on April 4, 1859, a bloody combat was staged between the revolutionary forces of General Zamora and those of

3850-438: The plain area of Venezuela where Guanare is located. It has two well-defined periods, a dry period from December to April, and a rainy period from May to November. During the beginning of the drought (December, January and February) it is characterized by the scarcity of rain, and a great thermal amplitude, where the nights are usually cool, early mornings with up to 19 °C, and during the day very hot (max 29-31 °C). This

3920-478: The preliminary actions for taking the square on 10 January 1860, Zamora was shot in the head, which caused his death. The cause of his death remains a mystery. Some say that the bullet came from his own side, obeying orders from Falcón and Guzmán Blanco. His unexpected passing changed the positive direction of the war for the Federalists, and resulted in a loss. For many, he was considered the most important popular leader of 19th-century Venezuela, and his remains rest in

3990-554: The region on their way to Barinas, but were repulsed by the Omaguas Indians and Hutten was wounded. The Spanish conquerors Diego Ruiz de Vallejo and Juan Ruiz de Villegas explored the lands to the east of the Andes in 1549. Decades later, on November 3, 1591, Juan Fernandez de Leon founded Espiritu Santo of the Guanaguanare Valley, today's Guanare. Its name in the indigenous language means 'Place of seagulls' or 'Land between rivers'. The Battle of Araure , in which Simon Bolivar defeated Jose Ceballos, occurred in Portuguesa in 1813. At

4060-417: The renowned Venezuelan basketball player Carl Herrera by former governor Iván Colmenarez; It serves as the headquarters of the Llaneros de Guanare FutSal. In the Sports Village of Guanare, erected by former governor Antonia Muñoz, various improvements were currently made, including remodeling work and a new air conditioning system, work undertaken by former state governor Wilmar Castro Soteldo. In Piritu there

4130-459: The struggle for independence from Spain. Later, Zamora moved to Caracas , where he continued his primary school studies at a Lancasterian school (the Lancasteriana ), the only formal education he would receive. Through the influence of his brother-in-law John Caspers , he received informal political training about the revolutionary movements in Europe. Through his friendship with the lawyer José Manuel García, Zamora, learned modern philosophy and

4200-470: The time, Venezuela was under the control of the patriots in mid-1813, except for the provinces of Guayana and Maracaibo . In September 1813, the royalists received reinforcements from Cadiz, taking the offensive across the country, although the patriots' successes continued until the end of 1813. On December 3, 1813, Simón Bolívar learned that the Royalist forces (3,500 men), under the command of Brigadier José Ceballos , had met with those of José Yáñez in

4270-400: The town of Araure , and as a result, he arranged for all able bodied men in El Altar and Cojedes to muster in the town of Agua Blanca. On the 4th, the Patriots marched towards Araure and camped about 1,000 m from the village, opposite the Royalists, who had deployed at the entrance of the Acarigua River with their wings supported by a forest and a small lagoon and their back protected by

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4340-441: The vertical growth of the airport facilities, the establishment of commercial premises, the improvement of the medical service and navigation services are contemplated; in addition to the maneuvering area (runway). It also has a transport terminal to the north, near the road to San Carlos, which is responsible for covering urban and interurban routes. An important point to highlight is that the Instituto Autónomo de Ferrocarriles within

4410-417: The west of the Acarigua municipality and serves as a border with the Esteller Municipality. It has a relatively homogeneous climate, where the average minimum temperature varies between 20º and 35 °C., being this one regulated by the winds coming from the gulf of Venezuela and the trade winds that go up the Llanos, which produce areas of cloudiness and frequent torrential rains. A typical Sabana climate of

4480-405: Was a major proponent of European federalism, also meeting with fellow deputies in the Crocodile Club . Notable European Federalists are former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker , current EC president Ursula von der Leyen , leader of ALDE group Guy Verhofstadt , German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Peter Altmaier , German MEP Elmar Brok and

4550-542: Was again rejected by the Provinces, leading to the dissolution of the National Government the following year. Federalist Buenos Aires Governor Manuel Dorrego took over the management of the foreign affairs of the United Provinces, but he was deposed and executed in 1828 by Unitarian General Juan Lavalle , who commanded troops dissatisfied with the negotiations that ended the War with Brazil . The following year, Juan Manuel de Rosas , leader of Buenos Aires Federalists, defeated Lavalle and secured his resignation. Rosas

4620-410: Was drawn up by the Spanish architect Juan Capdevila Elías and the Venezuelan architect Erasmo Calvani in 1975.The temple was consecrated on January 7, 1996, and inaugurated with a mass by Pope John Paul II on February 10 of the same year. The main economic activity in Portuguesa State is agriculture: crop farming as well as livestock. Recently tourism as well as oil exploration are gaining momentum. In

4690-418: Was elected Governor of Buenos Aires later that year by the Provincial Legislature. To counteract these developments, the Unitarian League was created by General José María Paz in 1830, uniting nine Argentine Provinces. The 1831 Federal Pact between Buenos Aires , Entre Ríos and Santa Fe Provinces opposed a military alliance to the League and ultimately defeated it during 1832, its former members joining

4760-408: Was one of the only two hand-to-hand battles that Simon Bolivar fought. The church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Zaragoza, located in front of Plaza Bolívar, is another obligatory stop in Araure. Its architecture preserves the colonial style, typical of the 18th century, mixed with the baroque style that gives it great majesty. It is the only colonial church in Venezuela that has a choir independent of

4830-404: Was promoted to colonel. But the defeat of the landowners was temporary, and Zamora was exiled to Curaçao . In October 1858, the Patriotic Meeting was formed in Willemstad and they began a rebellion against the general Juan Crisóstomo Falcón , Zamora's brother in law. On 23 February 1859, as part of the Federal War, he disembarked from Curaçao to La Vela de Coro . He was named Chief Operator of

4900-411: Was up in arms on 7 September 1846 in the town of Guambra. The people who started calling him "General of the Sovereign People" used essential slogans like "land and free men," "respect the peasant" and "disappearance of the Goths." After ridding the victorious actions of the Catfish, the Lions were defeated and captured at the Battle of the Laguna de Piedra on 26 March 1847. Zamora was sentenced to death by

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