Second Republic of Venezuela

Republic of Venezuela
República de Venezuela
Unrecognized state
1813–1814
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The Second Republic of Venezuela
Capital		Caracas
Languages		Spanish
Government		Republic
President		Simón Bolívar
Historical era		Spanish American wars of independence
•	Admirable Campaign	August 7, 1813
•	Conquest	July 16, 1814
Preceded by Succeeded by Captaincy General of Venezuela First Republic of Venezuela Captaincy General of Venezuela Third Republic of Venezuela

The Second Republic of Venezuela (Segunda República de Venezuela in Spanish) is the name used to refer to the reestablished Venezuelan Republic declared by Simón Bolívar on August 7, 1813. This declaration followed the defeat of Domingo Monteverde by Bolívar during the Admirable Campaign in the west and Santiago Mariño in his campaign in the east. The republic came to an end in the following year, after a series of defeats at the hands of José Tomás Boves.

After the fall of the first Venezuelan Republic, colonel Simon Bolivar goes into exile and heads for Curazao. Soon after, he sets sail to the United Provinces of New Granada, which had just recently declared its independence from the Spanish Empire.

In Cartagena, Bolivar pens a letter, the Cartagena Manifesto, in which he describes the reasons that lead to the fall of the First Republic, the current situation of Hispanic America, and his perspective for the future of the region.

Bolivar asks the New Granadian congress for his incorporation into the army, and is quickly ascended to the rank of Brigadier and assigned to a garrison. He then organizes a flash campaign between Tunja and Pamplona, managing the expulsion of the royalist troops from this region. With the royalists in retreat, Bolivar once again addresses the New Granadian congress for authorization to intervene in Venezuela with a voluntary army. In view of the actions Bolivar had executed in favor of the New Granadians, the congress grants his request and Bolivar marches into Venezuela.