Francisco Espejo
Francisco Espejo | |
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2nd President of the First Republic of Venezuela | |
In office March 21, 1812 – April 3, 1812 | |
Preceded by | Cristobal Mendoza |
Succeeded by | Francisco de Miranda |
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Born | , Miranda (state), Venezuela | 16 April 1758
Died | 15 July 1814 Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela | (aged 56)
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Francisco Silvestre Espejo Camaño (, Miranda State, April 16, 1758 – Valencia, Carabobo State, July 15, 1814), was a Venezuelan lawyer who briefly served as the President of Venezuela in 1812[1] and fought for the republican cause during the Venezuelan War of Independence. His parents were Francisco Espejo and Bárbara Caamaño y Bermúdez.
He was executed by firing squad in 1814.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Silvestre Espejo, Francisco". banrepcultural.org. Banco de la República. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Marley, David F. (2008). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. ISBN 9781598841008.
Categories:
- Presidents of Venezuela
- People of the Venezuelan War of Independence
- 1758 births
- 1814 deaths
- People executed by Venezuela by firing squad
- Venezuelan Roman Catholics