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Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl (26 November 1826 – 22 July 1905) was the president of Venezuela from 1888 to 1890. He was the first civilian president who was elected by constitutional procedures in 50 years, and the only one who could finish his term properly, until 74 years later. Biography He was the Minister of Finance from 1879 to 1884 and in 1887. Rojas took over the presidency from Hermógenes López, who had served as an interim president after Antonio Guzmán (who was three times president) finally stepped down. Rojas tried to reconcile the followers of Guzmán and Joaquín Crespo, confronted at that time. During the Rojas administration there were violent demonstrations against Guzmán in the capital and other regions of Venezuela. These events precipitated a break of the Rojas administration with Guzmán, who sought to continue ruling indirectly from Paris. The Rojas administration had to face an uprising led by Crespo. After the rebellion was crushed, Crespo had to go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Venezuela
The president of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the head of state and head of government in Venezuela. The president leads the National Executive of the Venezuelan government and is the commander-in-chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces. Presidential terms were set at six years with the adoption of the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela, and presidential term limits were removed in 2009. The office of president in Venezuela has existed since the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence from the Spanish Crown; the first president was Cristóbal Mendoza. From 1821 to 1830, Venezuela was a member state of Gran Colombia, and the Venezuelan executive was absorbed by the Colombian government in Bogotá. When the State of Venezuela became independent from Gran Colombia, the office of the president was restored under José Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Venezuela
The president of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the head of state and head of government in Venezuela. The president leads the National Executive of the Venezuelan government and is the commander-in-chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces. Presidential terms were set at six years with the adoption of the 1999 Constitution of Venezuela, and presidential term limits were removed in 2009. The office of president in Venezuela has existed since the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence from the Spanish Crown; the first president was Cristóbal Mendoza. From 1821 to 1830, Venezuela was a member state of Gran Colombia, and the Venezuelan executive was absorbed by the Colombian government in Bogotá. When the State of Venezuela became independent from Gran Colombia, the office of the president was restored under José Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Venezuela)
The following is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela since 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia. The founding minister was Diego Bautista Urbaneja, who held multiple terms. The current minister is Jorge Arreaza, who assumed office on August 2, 2017. Foreign Ministers of Venezuela Gallery File:Juan Germán Roscio.jpg, Juan Germán Roscio File:Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg, Pedro Gual File:Santos Michelena 1.jpg, Santos Michelena File:Antonio Leocadio Guzmán- Martín Tovar y Tovar.jpg, Antonio Leocadio Guzmán File:Diego Bautista Urbaneja.JPG, Diego Bautista Urbaneja File:Martin Tovar y Tovar 21.JPG, Wenceslao Urrutia File:Antonio Herrera Toro 1897 000.jpg, Fermín Toro File:Carlos Soublette.jpg, Carlos Soublette File:Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG, Antonio Guzmán Blanco File:Guillermo Tell Villegas.jpg, Guillermo Tell Villegas File:Presidente Rojas Paúl (1890) by Cristobal Rojas.jpg, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl File:Raimundo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Viso
Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include: * Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer * Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer * Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian * Julián Robles (1981) Spanish footballer * Julián Vara (1983) Spanish footballer * Julián Infante (1957–2000) Spanish guitarist and song writer * Julián Marías (1914–2005) Spanish philosopher associated with the Generation of '36 movement * Julián Herranz Casado (1930) Spanish Cardinal of the Catholic Church * Julián Besteiro (1870–1940) Spanish socialist politician * Julián Sánchez (cyclist) (1980) Spanish professional road bicycle racer * Julián Grimau (1911–1963) Spanish Communist activist * Julián Retegi (1954– ) ex-player of Basque pelota * Julián Simón Spanish motorcycle racer * Juli, Julián Cerdá Vicente (1981) Spanish footballer * Julián de Olivares (1895–1977) Spanish fencer * Julián Juderías (1877–1918) Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar C
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819). People with the given name * Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in Catalan, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of Venezuela
Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the country by influence and recognition. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. The president is directly elected through a popular vote to a six-year term. Since the 2009 constitutional referendum, any person can be elected to the office an indefinite number of times. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the vice president assumes the office. The president must be at least 30 years of age, and has to be a "natural born" citizen of Venezuela, and cannot possess any other citizenship. This list includes only those persons who were sworn into office as president following the establishment of the independent State of Venezuela, which took p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Foreign Affairs Of Venezuela
The following is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela since 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia. The founding minister was Diego Bautista Urbaneja, who held multiple terms. The current minister is Jorge Arreaza, who assumed office on August 2, 2017. Foreign Ministers of Venezuela Gallery File:Juan Germán Roscio.jpg, Juan Germán Roscio File:Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg, Pedro Gual File:Santos Michelena 1.jpg, Santos Michelena File:Antonio Leocadio Guzmán- Martín Tovar y Tovar.jpg, Antonio Leocadio Guzmán File:Diego Bautista Urbaneja.JPG, Diego Bautista Urbaneja File:Martin Tovar y Tovar 21.JPG, Wenceslao Urrutia File:Antonio Herrera Toro 1897 000.jpg, Fermín Toro File:Carlos Soublette.jpg, Carlos Soublette File:Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG, Antonio Guzmán Blanco File:Guillermo Tell Villegas.jpg, Guillermo Tell Villegas File:Presidente Rojas Paúl (1890) by Cristobal Rojas.jpg, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl File:Raimundo A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of First Ladies Of Venezuela ...
First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Primera Dama de Venezuela'') is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife of the president of Venezuela. The current office of the first lady is disputed. List of first ladies Non-spouse first ladies See also * First Lady * Venezuela * List of presidents of Venezuela Notes and references Notes References *List of First Ladies of Venezuela - Venciclopedia* “Las Presidentas de Venezuela, Primeras Damas de la República en el siglo XIX”, Antonio Reyes, 1955 {{Presidents of Venezuela First Ladies Venezuela First Ladies First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non- monarchical head of state or chief executive. The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Tovar Y Tovar
Martín Tovar y Tovar (10 February 1827 – 17 December 1902) was a Venezuelan painter, best known for his portraits and historical scenes. Biography Tovar was born and died in Caracas. His father, Antonio María Tovar (1791–1860), was a former official of the Spanish government who had retired after receiving a serious bullet wound during the War of Independence. His mother, Damiana Tovar Liendo (c.1805–1844), was from Caracas. The family had been living in exile in Puerto Rico, but returned to Venezuela immediately before Tovar's birth.Biography @ Wikihistoria del Arte Venezolano. He received his first lessons from who, at the age of nineteen, had j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles includes the larger islands of the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (subdivided into the nations of the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The Lesser Antilles contains the northerly Leeward Islands and the southeasterly Windward Islands as well as the Leeward Antilles just north of Venezuela. The Lucayan Archipelago (consisting of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands), though a part of the West Indies, is generally not included among the Antillean islands. Geographically, the Antillean islands are generally consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Guaira
La Guaira () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during the December 1999 floods and mudslides that affected much of the region. The city hosts its own professional baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, the Tiburones de La Guaira. They have won seven national championships since their founding in 1962. History After the founding of Caracas by Spanish in 1567, toward the turn of the 16th century, the Port of La Guaira emerged on the coast and, since that time, has been the gateway to Caracas. This coastal city, almost without land to develop and bathed by the Caribbean Sea, became an important harbour during the 18th century. Attacked by buccaneers and by the English, Dutch, and French armadas, La Guaira was transformed into a fortified, walled city. During the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population and area in Venezuela after Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia. History Barquisimeto was founded in 1552 by Juan de Villegas, as a headquarters and to have better control of the territory believed to be rich in gold. Its original name was Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto and then it was shortened to just Barquisimeto. This city had four settlements due to ignorance of the physical environment of the region. The first one was in 1552 nearby Buría River, but moved in 1556 due to frequent floods suffered by inhabitants. The second one was in the valley of the Turbio River where the city stayed until Lope de Aguirre burned it down in 1561. Its rebuilding was made , but in 1562 they asked for permission to move to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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