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Born March 28, 1750 • Caracas • Venezuela
Died July 14, 1816 (aged 66) • Cádiz • Spain
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José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez
Venezuelan general
Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco de Paula Santander
Colombian statesman and soldier
Antonio José de Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre
South American leader
Bernardo O’Higgins
Chilean head of state
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexican leader
Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide
emperor of Mexico
José María Morelos
Mexican priest and revolutionary
Victoria, Guadalupe
Guadalupe Victoria
president of Mexico
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel Belgrano
Argentine military leader
Vicente Guerrero
Mexican leader
Bravo, portrait by an unknown artist
Nicolás Bravo
president of Mexico
José Miguel Carrera
José Miguel Carrera
Chilean leader
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro
president of Venezuela
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
president of Venezuela
Juan Guaidó
Juan Guaidó
Venezuelan politician
Henrique Capriles
Venezuelan politician
Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Betancourt
president of Venezuela
Carlos Andrés Peréz
Carlos Andrés Pérez
president of Venezuela
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
president of Venezuela
Marcos Pérez Jiménez, 1955.
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
president of Venezuela