Freemasonry has been present in Venezuela since 1824 and has included a number of prominent politicians.
The Gran Logia de la Republica de Venezuela or ''
Grand Lodge of the republic of
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
'' founded in 1824, is based in
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
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It claims 121 Lodges as of 2006. It is a member of the Confederación Masónica Interamericana and the Confederación Masónica Bolivariana.
After the split between Colombia and Venezuela the Grand Lodge was refounded for Venezuela in 1838. Its first Grand Master was Diego Bautista Urbaneja Sturdy, who had been Vice President.
Grand Masters
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Diego Bautista Urbaneja
Diego Bautista Urbaneja (December 16, 1782 – January 12, 1856) was a Venezuelan political figure.
Biography
In 1830, when Venezuela achieved independence after the dissolution of Gran Colombia, he became the Minister of Finance in 1830. He be ...
(1824-1844)
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Ignacio J. Charquet (1844-1847)
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Casimiro Hernández (1846-1851)
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Isidoro Hernández Bello (1851-1854)
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Manuel Felipe Tovar
Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1 January 1803, in Caracas – 21 February 1866, in Paris) was the president of Venezuela from 1859–1861.
Personal life
Manuel Felipe de Tovar was married to Encarnación Rivas Pacheco, who served as First Lady of Venez ...
(1854-1856)
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Francisco Conde (1856-1857)
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Luis Delgado Correa (1857-1858)
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Antonio J. Rodríguez (1858-1860)
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Luis Delgado Correa (1860-1861)
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Fernando A. Díaz (1861-1863)
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Francisco Conde (1863-1865)
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Rafael Martínez (1865-1869)
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Fernando Arvelo (1869-1873)
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Juan C. Hurtado (1873-1877)
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Isaac J. Pardo (1877-1881)
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Federico M. Meyer (1881-1883)
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Pedro Madina (1883-1887)
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Agustín Coll Otero (1887-1889)
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Santiago Terrero Atienza (1889-1891)
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Pedro S. Delfino (1891-1893)
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Agustín Coll Otero (1893-1895)
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Wenceslao Carías Pérez Wenceslao is a Spanish masculine given name, derived from Wenceslaus, itself a Latinized version of the Slavic names Vyacheslav, Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Ventsislav etc. It may refer to:
* Wences Casares (born 1974), Argentine entrepreneur
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(1895-1897)
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Lorenzo Matías López
Lorenzo may refer to:
People
* Lorenzo (name)
Places Peru
* San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo
United States
* Lorenzo, Illinois
* Lorenzo, Texas
* San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo
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(1897-1899)
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Andrés A. Albor E. (1899-1901)
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José S. Gavazut (1901-1903)
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Francisco Brito L. (1903-1905)
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Joaquín Garrido (1905-1907)
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Domingo A. Coronil (1907-1909)
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Enrique B. Levy (1909-1911)
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Manuel Porras Ortiz
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Manu ...
(1911-1913)
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César Zumeta (1913-1915)
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Ignacio Larez Ruiz (1915-1917)
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Agustín Beroes (1917-1919)
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Aarón Benchetrit (1919-1921)
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Juan Bautista Ascanio Rodríguez (1921-1923)
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J. A. Valdivieso Montaño (1923-1925)
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Jacobo Bendanhan Ch. (1925-1927)
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Juan Clausel (1927-1929)
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J. P. Reyes Zumeta (1929)
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Adolfo Holmo (1929-1930)
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Jacobo Bendahan Ch (1930-1931)
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Celestino B. Romero (1931-1933)
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Agustín Beroes (1933-1935)
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Carlos E. Lemoine (1935-1937)
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P. A. Ruiz Paz Castillo (1937-1939)
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Fernando Marquiz (1939-1940)
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Juan Masó Benítez (1940-1941)
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L. Arturo Irazabel (1941-1943)
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Juvencio Ochoa (1943-1945)
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Buenaventura Briceño Belisario (1945-1947)
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Carlos Rodríguez Jiménez (1947)
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Agustín Beroes (1947-1948)
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José Tomás Uzcátegui (1948-1953)
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Rafael Ernesto Otero (1953-1954)
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Buenaventura Briceño Belisario (1954-1955)
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Augusto Ascanio Sauce (1955-1957)
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Heriberto González Méndez (1957-1958)
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Ezequiel Rodríguez Álvarez (1958-1959)
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José A. Campos Delgado (1959-1961)
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Balbino González Magallanes (1961-1963)
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Manuel Baptista Nava (1963-1969)
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José David Bohórquez (1969)
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Carlos Ramón Arévalo (1969-1971)
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Eduardo Lira Espejo (1971-1973)
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Julio León Madriz (1973-1975)
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Juan Francisco Lozano (1975-1977)
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Luis Germán Pepper (1977-1979)
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Santo Orlando G. (1979-1981)
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Carlos Ramón Arévalo (1981-1983)
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Pablo Emilio Trujillo Moreno (1983-1985)
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Luis Rafael Hernández Castellini (1985-1989)
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Aurelio Briceño (1989-1991)
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José Núñez Guaimare (1991-1993)
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Efraín Duránd Ramírez (1993-1995)
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Gilberto José Febres Medina (1995-1999)
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José Rafael Martínez Gamboa (1999-2001)
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Luis Porfirio Maíz Pinto (2001-2003)
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Pasquale Nappo Siniscalchi (2003-2005)
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Aurelio Briceño (2005)
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Rafael Delgado Meléndez (2005-2006)
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Reinaldo Díaz Molero (2006-2007)
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Augusto Díaz Pérez (2007-2009)
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Pietro Spadavecchia Stramaglia (2009-2011)
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Luis Pernalette Madrid (2011-2013)
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Mario Múnera Muñoz (2013-2015)
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Abelardo Yanji (2015-2017)
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20110422002559/http://granlogia.wordpress.com/
Venezuela, Grand Lodge of
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