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Fortín Solano

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334:) led by Manuel Ponte Rodriguez, commander Pedro Medina Silva and Lieutenant Commander Victor Hugo Morales occurred in the city of Puerto Cabello. As soon as the national Government became aware of the revolt, troops of both the Air Force and the Army led by Colonel Alfredo Monch are sent to bomb and surround the city. At the same time, most of the officers in command of 55th National Guard squadron and detachment refuse to participate in the uprising. The following day, the Ministry of Interior announced that Armed forces loyal to the government defeated the rebellion with a balance of 400 deaths and 700 wounded. On June 6, Fortín Solano, which was used as a stronghold by the rebels, fell when the leaders of the revolt were captured by the Army. 883: 42: 261: 311:, became a Commander in 1828, hand picked by Simón Bolívar to lead the Military Academy founded in Bogotá. However, Carujo joined the supporters of Santander and attempted to kill Bolívar while on the revolt of September 25, for which he was sentenced to death and moved to the Solano fort in March 1829. After managing to escape several months later, he was recaptured and irons were attached to him. He was deported to 832: 246:
and was intended to protect the commercial complex of the city and the harbour from naval attacks. It was the only colonial fortification to be built between 1763 and 1771 and it is described as the last military construction built during the colonial era in Venezuela.
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as constitutional president. On the night of September 25, 1828 the conspirators attempted to assassinate Bolivar at the presidential palace; Bolívar managed to escape with the help of
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In 1828, Bolívar issued a decree establishing his dictatorship in the country; as a result, a group of young lawyers gathered to depose Bolívar and proclaim
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which, as well as being of ecological importance, protects other infrastructure dating from the colonial era, including the
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In 1904, a budget designed by engineer Germán Jimenez was approved by the Ministry of Public Works to repair the fort.
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Fortín Solano was built at the top of the Cresta de Vigía (or "lookout crest") to protect the city from naval attacks.
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Before the construction of Fortín Solano, Puerto Cabello had resisted attacks from the British in the
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in 1828. In 1962, the fort was the stronghold of an uprising led by several commanders in the city.
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in the area referred to as Cresta de Vigía (or "lookout crest"). It was designed to house
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Presencia vital de Urdaneta en la emancipación y en el gobierno de Colombia la Grande
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by jumping from a window until the military forces restored control of the city.
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in June 1830, only to return several months later under the government of
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overthrew the royalists, giving control of the fort to the patriots.
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Fermin Entrena, un venezolano del noventa y nueve: novela historica
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Arquitectura e historia: curso de historia de la arquitectura
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is an eighteenth-century colonial fortification overlooking
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The fort has been the center of several notable events in
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was imprisoned in the fort after attempting to kill
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was hanged after a surprise attack by the forces of
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Index

Puerto Cabello
Carabobo

10°27′45″N 68°01′00″W / 10.4625°N 68.016667°W / 10.4625; -68.016667
Fortress
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Castillo San Felipe
José Solano y Bote
King of Spain
Venezuelan history
Antonio Zuazola
Rafael Urdaneta
Pedro Carujo
Simón Bolívar
National monument
San Esteban National Park
San Esteban National Park
Puerto Cabello
Carabobo
José Solano y Bote
artillery

Battle of Puerto Cabello
Rafael Urdaneta
Admirable Campaign
Venezuelan War of Independence
Simón Bolívar
Domingo de Monteverde
Francisco de Paula Santander

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