José Gregorio Monagas
| José Gregorio Monagas | |
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| President of Venezuela | |
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In office 5 February 1851 – 20 January 1855 |
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| Preceded by | José Tadeo Monagas |
| Succeeded by | José Tadeo Monagas |
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4 May 1795 Aragua de Barcelona, Venezuela |
| Died | 15 July 1858 (aged 63) Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Marrero |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 – 15 July 1858) was President of Venezuela 1851-1855 and brother of José Tadeo Monagas.
General José Gregorio Monagas was born in Aragua de Barcelona, Venezuela, in 1795. His parents were Francisco José Monagas, a merchant from the Canary Islands, and Perfecta Burgos, a native of Cojedes. Monagas started his military career at an early age, in 1813, along with his brother José Tadeo.
During Venezuela's emancipation war, Monagas participated in several important campaigns against Spanish royalists Juan Domingo de Monteverde and José Tomás Boves. Because of his brave participation in the Battle of Carabobo, Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar dubbed him the First Spear of the East.
In 1851, José Gregorio Monagas succeeded his brother José Tadeo Monagas as President of Venezuela. During his presidency, Monagas proclaimed Venezuela to be a nation free of slavery, in an edict signed on 24 March 1854. This decision was one of the main causes of the Federal War.
The combined rule of Jose Tadeo and Jose Gregorio Monagas (1847-1858) is commonly referred to as the Monagas Dynasty, or Monagato. It ended with the overthrow of José Tadeo at the hands of Julián Castro and his allies during José Tadeo's second term.
José Gregorio Monagas was married to Clara Marrero de Monagas, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1851 until 1855.
Clara Marrero de Monagas
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