133:
193:
510:, at the southeast tip of the island a few miles from Asunción. The Revolutionaries had evacuated the castle and withdrawn to Asunción, where they concentrated. They were followed by Morillo's forces. The Spanish occupied the hill of Matasiete, which overlooked the city and its surroundings from the east, with a force of 2,000 infantry and 600 cavalry. There was no resistance to this move. The approach to the town was difficult, however, due to the rugged terrain that the defenders had fortified with redoubts, moats and parapets.
545:, commanded by Felipe Villalba, fired incessantly. The Patriots also rolled huge boulders down the slope into the Spanish line. By four in the afternoon the battle had been decided, with the Republicans the victors. 559 of the Royalist troops had been killed or wounded. On 1 August Morillo retired to the fortified position of Pampatar, followed by Gómez with a harassing force of 200 infantry and 300 horsemen.
121:
37:
519:
200:
529:
On 31 July 1817 Morillo launched the assault, which began at eight thirty in the morning. The struggle was fierce, with the
Spanish pressing hard against the defensive front. In his later report on the battle, Morillo paid tribute to the stubborn courage of the Republicans, who repelled repeated
565:. Morillo left the island without completing the conquest, but was unable to recover Guayana. The Republicans were in a stronger position after the campaign of 1817 than they had been before. La Asunción became the provisional capital of the independent Republic of Venezuela.
530:
cavalry charges. During the course of the fighting, many unarmed men and women from the town joined the defenders, taking up the arms of those who had been killed or wounded. General
Esteban Gómez himself was hit by bullets several times, and his horse was killed under him.
597:
One source gives a
Republican strength of 300 infantry and a few horsemen. Another source says there were 1,300 defenders in total, supported by the population of the town. Morillo said in his report on the battle that the Patriots had lost 200 killed and 450 wounded.
495:. Bolívar then went on to the mainland. That year the Republicans were generally successful in their struggle with the Royalist forces. The Spanish general Pablo Morillo returned to Venezuela in December 1816, and decided to first take Margarita, then move on to
576:, birthplace of the victorious general, is named in his honor. The anniversary of the battle is now celebrated as a special holiday on Margarita. On 31 July 2012 a reenactment of the battle was staged at the site by over 500 volunteers.
243:
991:
Documentos para la historia de la vida pública del libertador de
Colombia, Perú y Bolivia [S. Bolívar] puestos par orden cronológico, y con adiciones y notas que la ilustran, par J.F. Blanco [and R.
499:, both important Republican bases. After some difficulties in collecting supplies and troops, Morillo sailed to Margarita in late June 1817, where he steadily gained control in a hard-fought campaign.
969:
Venezuela heroica: cuadros historicos: La victoria.--San Mateo.--Sitio de
Valencia.--Maturín.--Invasión de los seiscientos.--La Casa Fuerte.--San Féliz.--Matasiete.--Las Quesaras.--Boyacá.--Carabobo
236:
1220:
229:
572:
in
Pampatar displays a painting that commemorates the battle, the most popular item in its collection. In 1974 Matasiete hill was decreed a Natural Monument of Margarita.
409:
923:
Résúmen de la historia de
Venezuela: -3. Desde el año de 1797 hasta el de 1830. Tiene al fin un breve bosquejo histórico que comprende los años de 1831 hasta 1837
939:
553:
The battle had saved the city, but the
Revolutionaries continued to lose ground to the Spanish in the island. By mid-August they held only Asunción and the
192:
208:
1161:
1050:
1022:
900:
573:
569:
364:
137:
1225:
419:
503:
69:
460:
253:
28:
349:
318:
276:
1107:
488:
281:
1230:
468:
395:
359:
333:
323:
149:
1240:
947:
492:
385:
328:
1215:
439:
963:
917:
424:
390:
301:
467:
on Isla
Margarita in Venezuela. It was fought between pro-independence Republican revolutionaries led by
291:
985:
921:
484:
996:
434:
380:
306:
296:
286:
1178:
1235:
1157:
1151:
1088:
1046:
1018:
1012:
967:
896:
890:
1188:
1040:
496:
429:
313:
63:
1067:
354:
989:
558:
491:
and an
Assembly of Notables recognized Simón Bolívar as Supreme Chief in the church of
464:
1209:
522:
472:
154:
487:
arrived in the island of Margarita in May 1816. On 6 May 1816 Bolívar declared the
1182:
1132:
221:
36:
84:
71:
1115:
125:
1090:
Estudio cronologico de la guerra de la independencia de la antigua Colombia
769:
767:
557:. Morillo then heard that the Revolutionaries on the mainland had captured
518:
507:
562:
1108:"Batalla de Matasiete se Escenificará el 31 de julio en Nueva Esparta"
561:
on 18 July, occupied Baja Guayana on 3 August, and were threatening
517:
132:
995:(in Spanish). Caracas, Impr. do "La Opinión nacional,". p.
618:
616:
614:
225:
706:
704:
773:
784:
782:
1184:
Historia de San Martín y de la emancipación sud-americana
848:
568:
A column has been erected on the site of the battle. The
691:
689:
687:
662:
660:
658:
633:
631:
926:(in Spanish). A. Bethencourt é hijos. p. 376
471:and Spanish Royalist forces under the command of
463:that took place on 31 July 1817 near the city of
746:
649:
622:
21:
1221:Battles of the Venezuelan War of Independence
734:
710:
541:played an important role in the defense. The
237:
8:
946:(in Spanish). 13 March 2006. Archived from
892:The Wars of Independence in Spanish America
199:
265:
244:
230:
222:
18:
824:
812:
1042:Margarita Island's Complete Travel Guide
972:(in Spanish). Impr. Bolivar. p. 400
872:
860:
788:
678:
722:
610:
590:
408:
372:
341:
268:
836:
800:
758:
695:
666:
637:
269:First and Second Republics (1811-1814)
1150:Maddicks, Russell (1 February 2011).
502:On 24 July 1817 Morillo occupied the
7:
1093:(in Spanish). A. Lahure. p. 480
475:. The outcome was a Spanish defeat.
1187:(in Spanish). F. Lajouane. p.
1106:Guerrero, Cristina (25 July 2012).
1011:Brushaber, Susan (1 October 1997).
533:The Republican artillery batteries
570:Castillo de San Carlos de Borromeo
14:
1087:González Chaves, Nicolas (1879).
574:Gómez Municipality, Nueva Esparta
1039:Fernandez, Marsha (1 May 2006).
774:Batalla de Matasiete: En Oriente
198:
191:
131:
119:
35:
504:San Carlos de Borromeo Fortress
1134:Nueva Esparta, an insular land
461:Venezuelan War of Independence
342:Spanish reconquest (1814-1816)
255:Venezuelan War of Independence
29:Venezuelan War of Independence
1:
849:Gómez: Margarita en tus manos
41:Monument on the battle ground
1153:Bradt Travel Guide Venezuela
1131:Jacome, Juan Carlos (1992).
1114:(in Spanish). Archived from
895:. Rowman & Littlefield.
365:Spanish reconquest (1815-16)
16:Conflict in Venezuela (1817)
489:Third Republic of Venezuela
1257:
1181:; Lajouane, Félix (1890).
1017:. Hunter Publishing, Inc.
889:Archer, Christon (2000).
735:Mitre & Lajouane 1890
711:Mitre & Lajouane 1890
483:The revolutionary leader
263:
212:Location within Venezuela
186:
173:
160:
143:
112:
45:
34:
26:
440:Battle of Lake Maracaibo
1226:Battles involving Spain
1156:. Bradt Travel Guides.
525:, the Spanish commander
469:Francisco Esteban Gómez
150:Francisco Esteban Gómez
85:11.036876°N 63.851702°W
1072:Margarita en tus manos
940:"Batalla de Matasiete"
920:; Díaz, Ramón (1887).
526:
420:Las Queseras del Medio
144:Commanders and leaders
521:
373:Stalemate (1816–1819)
182:559 killed or wounded
174:Casualties and losses
90:11.036876; -63.851702
918:Baralt, Rafael María
747:González Chaves 1879
650:González Chaves 1879
623:González Chaves 1879
459:was a battle in the
209:class=notpageimage|
62:Cerro de Matasiete,
1112:Iconos de Venezuela
555:fortaleza del norte
457:Battle of Matasiete
350:Aragua de Barcelona
81: /
22:Battle of Matasiete
761:, p. 400-401.
527:
410:Bolívar's campaign
319:La Victoria (1814)
287:Admirable Campaign
277:La Victoria (1812)
104:Venezuelan victory
1231:1817 in Venezuela
1163:978-1-84162-299-6
1052:978-1-4116-7614-5
1024:978-1-55650-800-4
902:978-0-8420-2469-3
452:
451:
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282:Alto de los Godos
220:
219:
108:
107:
1248:
1241:July 1817 events
1199:
1197:
1195:
1179:Mitre, Bartolomé
1174:
1172:
1170:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1137:. Editorial Arte
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771:
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699:
693:
682:
676:
670:
664:
653:
647:
641:
635:
626:
620:
599:
595:
497:Guayana Province
266:
258:
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246:
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223:
202:
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195:
138:Kingdom of Spain
136:
135:
124:
123:
122:
96:
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79:
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64:Margarita Island
47:
46:
39:
19:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1250:
1249:
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1246:
1245:
1216:Battles in 1817
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1205:
1202:
1193:
1191:
1177:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1149:
1140:
1138:
1130:
1121:
1119:
1118:on 4 March 2016
1105:
1096:
1094:
1086:
1077:
1075:
1066:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1038:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1014:Venezuela Alive
1010:
1001:
999:
984:
975:
973:
964:Blanco, Eduardo
962:
953:
951:
938:
929:
927:
916:
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888:
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871:
867:
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765:
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729:
721:
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629:
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592:
582:
551:
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481:
453:
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259:
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40:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1200:
1175:
1162:
1147:
1128:
1103:
1084:
1064:
1051:
1036:
1023:
1008:
986:Bolívar, Simón
982:
960:
936:
914:
901:
885:
878:
877:
865:
863:, p. 161.
853:
841:
829:
827:, p. 137.
825:Brushaber 1997
817:
813:Fernandez 2006
805:
803:, p. 402.
793:
791:, p. 162.
778:
763:
751:
749:, p. 480.
739:
737:, p. 475.
727:
715:
713:, p. 474.
700:
698:, p. 221.
683:
681:, p. 179.
671:
669:, p. 220.
654:
652:, p. 525.
642:
640:, p. 400.
627:
625:, p. 524.
609:
601:
600:
589:
588:
581:
578:
559:Ciudad Guayana
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983:
971:
970:
965:
961:
950:on 4 May 2013
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874:
873:Guerrero 2012
869:
866:
862:
861:Maddicks 2011
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854:
850:
845:
842:
838:
833:
830:
826:
821:
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789:Maddicks 2011
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764:
760:
755:
752:
748:
743:
740:
736:
731:
728:
725:, p. 10.
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719:
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712:
707:
705:
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690:
688:
684:
680:
679:Maddicks 2011
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575:
571:
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536:
531:
524:
523:Pablo Morillo
520:
513:
511:
509:
505:
500:
498:
494:
490:
486:
485:Simón Bolívar
478:
476:
474:
473:Pablo Morillo
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396:2nd Angostura
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386:1st Angostura
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1116:the original
1111:
1095:. Retrieved
1089:
1076:. Retrieved
1074:(in Spanish)
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1056:. Retrieved
1045:. Lulu.com.
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992:Azpurúa]
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723:Bolívar 1876
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435:2nd Carabobo
425:Vargas Swamp
400:
329:1st Carabobo
302:Los Horcones
113:Belligerents
53:31 July 1817
27:Part of the
837:Jacome 1992
801:Blanco 1883
759:Blanco 1883
696:Archer 2000
667:Archer 2000
638:Blanco 1883
465:La Asunción
412:(1819-1823)
88: /
1210:Categories
944:En Oriente
580:References
479:Background
166:300-1,300
76:63°51′06″W
73:11°02′13″N
606:Citations
549:Aftermath
493:Santa Ana
401:Matasiete
391:San Félix
334:La Puerta
324:San Mateo
126:Venezuela
1236:Pampatar
988:(1876).
966:(1883).
543:Libertad
539:Libertad
508:Pampatar
381:Clarines
307:Taguanes
297:Niquitao
161:Strength
58:Location
1068:"Gómez"
882:Sources
563:Caracas
535:Carante
360:Maturín
179:unknown
1194:20 May
1169:20 May
1160:
1141:20 May
1122:20 May
1097:20 May
1078:21 May
1058:20 May
1049:
1030:20 May
1021:
1002:20 May
976:20 May
954:20 May
930:20 May
908:20 May
899:
514:Battle
430:Boyaca
314:Araure
292:Cúcuta
169:3,000
101:Result
585:Notes
355:Urica
1196:2013
1171:2013
1158:ISBN
1143:2013
1124:2013
1099:2013
1080:2013
1060:2013
1047:ISBN
1032:2013
1019:ISBN
1004:2013
978:2013
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