United States of Venezuela
| United States of Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Estados Unidos de Venezuela | ||||||||||
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Motto Spanish: 'Dios y Federación' ("God and Federation") |
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Anthem Gloria al Bravo Pueblo ("Glory to the Brave People") (since 1881) |
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| Capital | Caracas | |||||||||
| Languages | Spanish | |||||||||
| Religion | Freedom of religion | |||||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||||
| Legislature | Unicameral Congress | |||||||||
| Historical era | Mid 19th - Mid 20th centuries | |||||||||
| • | Established | 1864 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 1953 | ||||||||
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Venezuelan peso (until 1871) Venezolano (1871 – 1879) Venezuelan bolívar (since 1879) |
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| Demonym: Venezolano (male), Venezolana (female) | ||||||||||
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The United States of Venezuela (Spanish: Estados Unidos de Venezuela) was the official name of Venezuela, adopted in its 1864 constitution under the Juan Crisóstomo Falcón government. This remained the official name until 1953, when the constitution of that year renamed it the Republic of Venezuela.
The United States of Venezuela used three official flags in its time:
From 1830 to 1857 the official name of the country was Spanish: Estado de Venezuela ("State of Venezuela"). The 1858 constitution gave it the official name Spanish: República de Venezuela ("Republic of Venezuela"). After the Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) won power in the Federal War it called for a constitutional convention, to establish the constitution on federal principles. On 28 March 1864, members of the convention met in Caracas to sign it. President Falcón ordered its publication and circulation on 13 April, and on 22 April it was finally ratified by the Ministers of the Interior and Justice, Finance, Development, and War and Sea.
The 1953 constitution included a transitional provision to change the official name from Estados Unidos de Venezuela ("United States of Venezuela") to República de Venezuela ("Republic of Venezuela"). The next constitution, of 1961, confirmed the new name.
The 1864 constitution established the borders of the United States of Venezuela to be the same of those of the 1810 Captaincy General of Venezuela. This statement has been preserved throughout subsequent constitutions.
Because of long-running territorial dispute between the United States of Venezuela and the United Kingdom over Guayana Esequiba several countries called for an international court of justice to settle the matter, which was held in Paris in 1899, and ruled in the UK's favour. From 1900 to 1905, Venezuela participated in the Joint Committee of the British-Venezuelan Border for the final demarcation between the two countries, which was signed in September 1907. In 1932, Juan Vicente Gómez agreed a point on the summit of Mount Roraima as the three-way boundary between Brazil, British Guiana and Venezuela.
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