First Republic of Venezuela

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 was a short-lived independent republic set up in New Granada in 1811 during the South American Wars of Liberation. lasting from 5 July 1811, to 25 July 1812. The period of the First Republic began with the overthrow of the Spanish colonial authorities Venezuela is notable for being the first Spanish American colony to declare its independence.