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Francisco de Miranda , born the March 28th 1750 and dead the July 14th 1816, is a soldier Venezuelan, hero of the independence of his country. It belongs to the general of the French revolution, and for this reason, with its name registered on the Triumphal arch of the Star to Paris.

General in the Spanish army, it fought in Africa North, in the the Antilles, the intervention against the Great Britain in the Guerre of independence of the United States of America and in his own country, during the War of Independence. He was in addition freemason.

Refugee in Europe, it makes the turn of the capitals to solicit of the assistance. In Paris in 1791, friend of Brissot and Jerome Pétion of Villeneuve, it is some general time with the army of Dumouriez in 1792. Decree several times because related to the Of Gironde, it risks the deportation after the Coup d'etat of the 18 fructidor year V (September 4th 1797) and must take refuge in England.

In London, it introduces in William Pitt the Young person, Prime Minister, a plan of conquest of the independence of the South America and asks the assistance of the the United Kingdom by the British military occupation of the main cities of the continent.

Gone back to Venezuela, it takes part in risings of 1806 and 1810, but after the counter-attack of the Spaniards in 1812 it signs finally an armistice, which Simón Bolívar will regard as an act of treason. This last, of return to Venezuela, the fact of stopping and delivers it to the Spaniards who keep it in prison until his death.

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