Francisco de miranda biography
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Miranda, Francisco de (1750–1816)
Francisco de Miranda (b. 28 March 1750; d. 14 July 1816), leader of the First Venezuelan Republic (1811–1812). Miranda was born and raised in Caracas. His father was a successful merchant from the Canary Islands who shared with many of his countrymen a scorn for the local planter aristocracy.
In order to enhance his status and power, Miranda opted for a career as an officer in the Spanish army.
Francisco de miranda biography
Unable to secure a commission in the local Caracas Battalion—the officer slots were reserved for peninsulars—in 1771 he migrated to Spain and purchased a commission in the army. He served in North Africa and in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
Although he rose to the rank of colonel by his early thirties, there is nothing in the record to indicate Miranda was blessed with a great military mind. In 1783 he fled to the United States to avoid charges of misuse of funds brought against him by the Spanish military.
For the rest of his lif