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fled from the capital. On
September 5, 1830, General Urdaneta took control of the presidency under the title of "Provisional Chief of the Government of the Republic of Colombia". It was the hope of General Urdaneta and his allies to persuade BolĂvar, who had resigned in May of that year, to return to
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was the head conspirator, Urdaneta, along with the majority of the ministers in the
Cabinet, sentenced him to death. BolĂvar was afraid for the stability of the union between New Granada and Venezuela, so he forced Santander to lifelong exile instead. However, conflicts such as this one, in addition
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took control of the southern states of New
Granada, and General José Salvador Córdova Muñoz of the northern states. On April 14, 1831, the advancing armies proclaimed Caycedo as the legitimate head of the executive, and requested General Urdaneta to enter into peace negotiations. Urdaneta accepted,
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as the chief accountant of the Court of
Accounts of the Real Audiencia of Santa Fe, Urdaneta traveled to that city in 1804 with the intention of developing his studies. He lived several years in Santa Fe, acquiring experience in the administration of military affairs.
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in April of that year; Urdaneta joined the movement. He was incorporated into the first battalion of the patriot army of New
Granada on November 1, 1810, as a lieutenant, and the following year fought in the
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to a prominent family of
Spanish descent on October 24, 1788. He was a son of the marriage between Miguel JerĂłnimo de Urdaneta y Troconis and MarĂa Alejandrina de FarĂas. He began his elementary education in
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Nevertheless, before congress could convene, the
Neogranadine generals expressed their displeasure against General Urdaneta, and military actions erupted throughout the country. Generals
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On July 20, 1810, a junta was formed in Santa Fe: one of the many independence movements that were beginning to take shape across the entire continent following the establishment of the
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When it became clear that BolĂvar would not return to the capital, and in an effort to restore peace and order, Urdaneta ordered
Congress to convene on June 15, 1831, in the city of
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He is considered to have been "the most loyal of loyals to BolĂvar". His loyalty to the patriotic cause and the ideals of BolĂvar was perpetuated in the words he once said to him:
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in 1830, ultimately led to the collapse of Gran
Colombia and; therefore, the union for which BolĂvar had sacrificed so much to maintain since independence was achieved.
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reached a boiling point. At the time, the
Venezuelan battalion Callao, loyal to General BolĂvar, was stationed in Bogotá. Another battalion, loyal to General
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of New Granada. Following the Battle of Santa Fe in 1813, he was captured by the royalists and imprisoned for a few months before being liberated.
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was dissolved in 1831, the marriage had enjoyed much popularity. However, following the dissolution and the establishment of a dictatorship in the
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in the New Granada region. It was during this time that Urdaneta was able to join BolĂvar's revolutionary army. BolĂvar's
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to reclaim Venezuela proved to be a stage for Urdaneta. He distinguished himself under the command of colonel
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and met with the Neogranadine generals in the town of Apulo. On 28 April both parties signed the
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From that moment on he led numerous military actions, among which stand out the
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The Callao battalion defeated the Neogranadine battalion and President
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by which an attempt was made to assassinate BolĂvar, then president of
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had been exiled from Venezuelan territory after the collapse of the
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In 2015, the 24th of October was decreed as a national holiday in
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through a license granted to the family by the government of
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he had established in 1811, but by 1813 he was fighting the
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Following the patriot victory and the establishment of the
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against the royalist forces of Colonel Julián Izquierdo.
558:(Urdaneta's native city), they suffered persecution from
550:, they were forced to flee the country. Upon reaching
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from 1830 until 1831. He was an ardent supporter of
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930:"Erase una vez un hombre llamado Rafael Urdaneta"
475:(October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a
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1095:Venezuelan Declaration of Independence
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577:In 1832, they were able to return to
481:Spanish American wars of independence
836:Domingo Caycedo y Sanz de SantamarĂa
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1530:Venezuelan people of Basque descent
804:Monument to Rafael Urdaneta in the
761:. Convinced without any doubt that
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1520:Viceroyalty of New Granada people
1193:Spanish reconquest of New Granada
941:VillamarĂn Pulido, Luis Alberto.
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523:, and his secondary education in
1049:Military career of SimĂłn BolĂvar
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945:. Luis Villamarin, 2014, p. 99.
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1054:Ecuadorian War of Independence
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962:General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
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609:National Pantheon of Venezuela
568:Venezuelan War of Independence
516:Captaincy General of Venezuela
413:Rosa Margarita Urdaneta Vargas
345:Captaincy General of Venezuela
165:Venezuelan Minister of Defense
1:
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795:
542:, on August 31, 1822. Before
473:Rafael JosĂ© Urdaneta y FarĂas
415:MarĂa Dolores Urdaneta Vargas
328:Rafael JosĂ© Urdaneta y FarĂas
264:Colombian Minister of Defense
1297:Francisco de Paula Santander
1107:Second Republic of Venezuela
821:Francisco de Paula Santander
763:Francisco de Paula Santander
687:Second Republic of Venezuela
510:Rafael Urdaneta was born in
483:. He served as President of
125:, the first or paternal
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1515:Presidents of Gran Colombia
1113:Third Republic of Venezuela
1083:First Republic of Venezuela
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832:JoaquĂn Mosquera y Arboleda
737:in 1821 that liberated the
689:, in the report before the
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1535:Deaths from kidney disease
1463:Decree of War to the Death
1421:Juan Domingo de Monteverde
1380:Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi
1282:José Miguel Pey de Andrade
1020:Viceroyalty of New Granada
741:and set the stage for the
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607:Urdaneta is buried in the
592:In 1845, he was appointed
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947:"Delirio del Libertador"
766:to the assassination of
749:ConspiraciĂłn Septembrina
674:on July 2, 1813, in the
562:, who had become one of
479:General and hero of the
407:NephtalĂ Urdaneta Vargas
1431:Daniel Florence O'Leary
1390:José Antonio Anzoátegui
1375:Juan Bautista Arismendi
1133:Republic of New Granada
1032:Peninsular War in Spain
548:Republic of New Granada
417:Rodolfo Urdaneta Vargas
405:Eleázar Urdaneta Vargas
398:Luciano Urdaneta Vargas
1436:José Prudencio Padilla
1214:Las Queseras del Medio
889:"Generales de BolĂvar"
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411:Susana Urdaneta Vargas
403:Adolfo Urdaneta Vargas
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1340:Antonio José de Sucre
803:
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768:Antonio José de Sucre
502:
1525:Venezuelan diplomats
1320:Francisco de Miranda
755:September Conspiracy
731:Capture of Maracaibo
618:to commemorate him.
611:since May 16, 1876.
532:Dolores Vargas ParĂs
504:Dolores Vargas ParĂs
379:Dolores Vargas ParĂs
43:improve this article
1457:Carmañola Americana
1416:Juan Manuel Cajigal
1262:Benito Salas Vargas
834:and Vice President
776:BolĂvar called him
733:, and the March to
716:1814 Caracas Exodus
1441:Miguel de la Torre
1171:Admirable Campaign
1165:Magdalena campaign
855:José Hilario López
809:
743:Battle of Carabobo
680:Battle of Taguanes
676:Battle of Niquitao
668:Admirable Campaign
651:Admirable Campaign
508:
506:, wife of Urdaneta
16:Venezuelan general
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1471:
1411:Louis-Michel Aury
1360:CristĂłbal Mendoza
1325:José Antonio Páez
1277:JosĂ© MarĂa Obando
1243:
1242:
1181:Alto de los Godos
851:JosĂ© MarĂa Obando
720:Siege of Santa Fe
705:Battle of Barbula
587:Santa Ana de Coro
470:
469:
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219:4th President of
186:José Antonio Páez
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58:"Rafael Urdaneta"
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1406:José Tomás Boves
1365:Mariano Montilla
1350:Carlos Soublette
1335:José Félix Ribas
1287:Antonio Ricaurte
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672:José Félix Ribas
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1355:Santiago Mariño
1345:Rafael Urdaneta
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1267:JoaquĂn Camacho
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1189:(December 1813)
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203:Guillermo Smith
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144:Rafael Urdaneta
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