La Victoria () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

in the state of Aragua in Venezuela. It is famous for the independence battle of 12 February 1814, the Battle of La Victoria, where José Félix Ribas led a young and inexperienced army that succeeded in halting the royalist troops of

José Tomás Boves José Tomás Boves (Oviedo, Asturias, September 18, 1782 – Urica, Venezuela, December 5, 1814), was a royalist caudillo of the Llanos during the Venezuelan War of Independence, particularly remembered for his use of brutality and atrociti ...

at La Victoria. Venezuela celebrates "Youth Day" every 12 February in La Victoria, with a ceremony usually presided over by the President of the Republic. Cuartel Mariano Montilla

Notable people

Wilfred Iván Ojeda Wilfred Iván Ojeda Peralta (1955 – 17 May 2011) was a Venezuelan journalist and opposition politician. Ojeda wrote a column for '' El Clarín'' in La Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela. He regularly challenged the government through his column. He w ...

(1955–2011), journalist and politician

References

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