Luis Brión: The Liberator's faithful collaborator (+sow)

On September 27, 1821, Luis Brión, a prominent soldier loyal to the Bolivarian Project during the struggles against the Spanish Empire, died in Curaçao.

Also considered to be the faithful collaborator of the Liberator Simon Bolivar, he was born in Curaçao on July 6, 1872. From a family originally from Holland, he was a shipowner, merchant and ship owner, but he did not hesitate to abandon everything to join the republican cause. Since the outbreak of the Caracas rebellion in 1810, he joined the patriots.

Brion fought in the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of Admiral of the Navies of Venezuela and Gran Colombia, a rank granted by the Liberator, thanks to his valuable performance in the emancipatory cause.

Brión was the first and only Admiral with that title granted during the Venezuelan War of Independence.

In 1882, his remains were brought to Venezuela and rest in the National Pantheon. The Constituent Congress of Colombia, without knowing the death of Brión, issued a decree on October 13, 1821, preserving all his prerogatives as Captain General of the Navy and instructing the Executive to give the Admiral a sword of honor.

Mazo News Team