Biography
José Antonio Anzoátegui José Antonio Anzoátegui (November 14, 1789 – November 15, 1819) was a Venezuelan military officer who fought in the Venezuelan and Colombian Wars of Independence. Born in Barcelona, he supported the Venezuelan independence movement in 1810 and joined the patriot army, one of the first military campaigns he participated in was in the Eastern Campaign led by General Santiago Mariño which saw him reach the rank of captain. From 1813 to 1814, he was present at almost every important battle; such as Bocachico, Araure, Carabobo and San Mateo. After the fall of the Second Republic of Venezuela into Royalist hands, he fled with Generals Simón Bolívar and Rafael Urdaneta to New Granada. There he participated in the failed campaign to capture the royalist controlled province of Santa Marta, he later...
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