First Republic of Venezuela

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American Confederation of Venezuela/States of Venezuela/United States of Venezuela Confederación americana de Venezuela/Estados de Venezuela/Estados Unidos de Venezuela
1811–1812
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The First Republic of Venezuela
Status	Unrecognized state
Capital	Valencia
Common languages	Spanish
Government	Republic
Triumvirate
• 1811–12	Cristóbal Mendoza, Juan Escalona, Baltazar Padrón
• 1812	Francisco Espejo, Fernando Rodriguez, Francisco J. Ustariz
• 1812	Francisco de Miranda
Historical era	Spanish American wars of independence
• Venezuelan Declaration of Independence	5 July 1811
• Capitulation	25 July 1812
ISO 3166 code	VE
Preceded by Succeeded by Captaincy General of Venezuela Supreme Junta Captaincy General of Venezuela Second Republic of Venezuela

The First Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Primera República de Venezuela) was the first independent government of Venezuela, lasting from 5 July 1811, to 25 July 1812. The period of the First Republic began with the overthrow of the Spanish colonial authorities and the establishment of the Junta Suprema de Caracas on 19 April 1810, initiating the Venezuelan War of Independence, and ended with the surrender of the republican forces to the Spanish Captain Domingo de Monteverde. The congress of Venezuela declared the nation's independence on 5 July 1811, and later wrote a constitution for it. In doing so, Venezuela is notable for being the first Spanish American colony to declare its independence.