The independence of Venezuela was the juridical-political process with the purpose of breaking the ties that existed between the General Captaincy of Venezuela and the Spanish Empire. It also implied the replacement of the absolute monarchy by the republic as the form of government in Venezuela.
The independence of Venezuela produced the armed conflict known as the Venezuelan's Independence War between the pro-independence and royalist armies.
On July 5, 1811 the Act of Independence was signed, this day is celebrated in Venezuela as its national day. On that date, formally through the document "Act of Declaration of Independence", Venezuela separates from Spain. The patriotic society integrated by Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Miranda was the pioneer in the impulse of the separation of Venezuela from the Spanish crown.
The historical period between 1810 and 1830 has been divided by Venezuelan historiography into four parts: First Republic (1810-1812), Second Republic (1813-1814), Third Republic (1817-1819) and Gran Colombia (1819-1830).
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