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The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 [a] was a naval blockade imposed against Venezuela by Great Britain, Germany, and Italy from December 1902 to February 1903, after President Cipriano Castro refused to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European citizens in recent Venezuelan civil wars. Castro assumed that the American Monroe Doctrine ...
v. t. e. The Venezuelan crisis of 1895 [a] occurred over Venezuela 's longstanding dispute with Great Britain about the territory of Essequibo, which Britain believed was part of British Guiana and Venezuela recognized as its own Guayana Esequiba. As the dispute became a crisis, the key issue became Britain's refusal to include in the proposed ...
18.000 [2] -20.000 [3] Casualties and losses. Between 1899 and 1903, in two continuous civil wars, 372 military encounters were fought (210 in the Liberating Revolution), at a cost of 50,000 lives. [4] The Liberating Revolution was a civil war in Venezuela between 1901 and 1903 in which a coalition of regional caudillos led by the banker Manuel ...
Venezuelan civil war of 1848–1849. The Páez rebellion broke out on February 4, 1848, when the caudillo raised his llaneros against the liberal government of Monagas. They are joined by Zamora and Soublette and formed an army of 3,000 men. Monagas sends 6,000 soldiers to confront them.
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
Venezuela crisis of 1895, a border conflict about sovereignty of Venezuelan territory of Esequibo which the UK claimed as part of British Guiana. Venezuela crisis of 1902–1903, in which the UK was involved in a military blockade to enforce payment of Venezuelan debts; Latin America-United Kingdom relations; Venezuelans in the United Kingdom
Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 Main article: Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03 saw a naval blockade of several months imposed against Venezuela by Britain , Germany and Italy because of President Cipriano Castro 's refusal to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European citizens in a recent Venezuelan ...
January – Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany declares a delay to any blockade due to the outbreak of another civil war in Venezuela (led by financier Manuel Matos) which raised the possibility of a more amenable government. [1] mid-August – Britain and Germany agreed in principle to go ahead with a blockade later in ...