Fernando Peñalver

Fernando Peñalver (1765 – May 7, 1837) was a Venezuelan politician, jurist and leader in the Venezuelan War of Independence.[1][2][3] He joined the revolutionary movement in 1810.[4] In 1811, he represented Valencia city council at the Constitutuent Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence, as well as the Federal Constitution.[4] In 1812, he was elected president of the Congress, which passed laws to abolish the Inquisition.[4] Taken prisoner by Domingo de Monteverde, he was released in 1813.[4] Emigrating to the Antilles, he continued correspondence with Simón Bolívar and sent arms and ammunition for the liberation campaign in Guayana.[4] In 1817, he moved to Angostura where he became involved in politics and was a contributor to the Correo del Orinoco newspaper.[4] He became a representative for the province of Guayana in the Congress of Angostura.[4]

He was the first governor of the Province of Carabobo (1824–1827). He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.

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References

  1. ↑ Biografías de hombres notables de Hispano-América coleccionadas por R. Azpurúa (in Spanish). Vol. 1. 1877. pp. 316–318.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez O., Jaime E. (1998). The Independence of Spanish America. Cambridge University Press. p. 189. ISBN 9780521626736 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Hébrard, Véronique (2012). Venezuela independiente : una nación a través del discurso (1808-1830). Iberoamericana. ISBN 9788484896548.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fernández, Tomás; Tamaro, Elena (2004). "Biografia de Fernando Peñalver". Biografías y Vidas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-19.
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