Francisco de Miranda: The universal mind that forges independence (+seeding)

Published at: 14/07/2024 08:46 AM

On July 14, 1816, the light went out on one of the most important men of Venezuelan emancipation and of all time: Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda, politician, soldier, diplomat, writer, humanist and ideologist, considered the Precursor of American Independence against the Spanish Empire.

This important historical hero of the Homeland, known as The First Universal Venezuelan and The Most Universal American, participated in the Independence of the United States, the French Revolution and later the Independence of Venezuela, being the leader of the patriots and the ruler of our First Republic.

Francisco de Miranda was born in Caracas on March 28, 1750. For much of his life, he traveled around the world and led armed conflicts at the service of various countries, fighting against the oppression of peoples.

He stood out in politics as a strong defender of the independence and sovereignty of nations on an international scale. He was a member of the moderate political group known as Girondino in France, was a signatory of the Act of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela, the promoter and leader of the Patriotic Society, as well as the creator of the geopolitical project known as Gran Colombia, which Simon Bolivar would try to carry out after the liberation of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela in 1826, aspiring to unify them into a single nation.

A prodigious soldier, he was part of the ranks of the Spanish Army and the French Army, reaching the ranks of Colonel and Marshal respectively. In addition, he held the rank of colonel in the Russian Army, granted by Catherine II the Great and was the first commander-in-chief of the Venezuelan armies, holding the title of Generalissimo.

His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. His portrait is part of the Gallery of Characters in the Palace of Versailles; his statue stands in front of that of General Kellerman in the Camp de Valmy, France.

Mazo News Team