Juan Domingo de Monteverde

Juan Domingo de Monteverde
Portrait of Domingo de Monteverde
Birth name	Juan Domingo de Monteverde
Born	(1773-04-02)April 2, 1773 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Died	September 15, 1832(1832-09-15) (aged 59) San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain
Allegiance	Spanish
Rank	Capitan General of Venezuela
Battles/wars	Venezuelan War of Independence

Juan Domingo de Monteverde y Rivas (born Juan Domingo de Monteverde; 2 April 1773  – 15 September 1832), commonly known as Domingo de Monteverde, was a Spanish soldier, governor and Captain General of Venezuela from June 1812 to 8 August 1813. Monteverde was the leader of Spanish forces in the Venezuelan War of Independence from 1812 to 1813. Monteverde led the military campaign that culminated in the fall of the First Republic of Venezuela in 1812. One year later in 1813, Monteverde was defeated by Simón Bolívar during the Admirable Campaign.