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Friday, July 5, 2013

Today in history: The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence

On this day in 1811 (July 5), Venezuela declared its independence from Spain.







RIGHT: 1876 painting by Martin Tovar y Tovar depicting the signing of the Venezuelan declaration.



The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence (wikipedia)