On April 19, 1810, a new stage in the history of Venezuela began in Caracas. The Cabildo de Caracas, with the support of the people, important sectors of the armed forces, prominent figures of the clergy, society and intellectuals, deposed the Governor and Captain General Vicente Emparan and the other senior Spanish officials, sending them into exile.
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, recalled this revolutionary movement that had an impact on the political, economic, social and cultural fields of Venezuela and all of South America.
In his Twitter account @NicolasMaduro, he said that: “in the face of imperialism’s pretensions to undermine our sovereignty, we remain in the fight.”
Read here the Tweet of President Nicolás Maduro:
Nicolás Maduro
@NicolasMaduro
“A day like today 208 years ago the Venezuelan people made the decision to be free taking the first step to achieve independence and stop being a Spanish colony. Today, faced with the pretensions of imperialism to undermine our sovereignty, we remain in struggle.”
8:08 – Apr 19 2018
