Francisco Silvestre Espejo Camaño (Siquire, Miranda State, April 16, 1758 – Valencia, Carabobo State, July 15, 1814), was a Venezuelan lawyer who briefly served as the President of Venezuela in 1812[1] and fought for the republican cause during the Venezuelan War of Independence. His parents were Francisco Espejo and Bárbara Caamaño y Bermúdez.
Francisco Espejo | |
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| 2nd President of the First Republic of Venezuela | |
| In office March 21, 1812 – April 3, 1812 | |
| Preceded by | Cristobal Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Miranda |
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| Born | 16 April 1758 Siquire, Miranda (state), Venezuela |
| Died | 15 July 1814 (aged 56) Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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He was executed by firing squad in 1814.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Silvestre Espejo, Francisco". banrepcultural.org. Banco de la República. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Marley, David F. (2008). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. ISBN 9781598841008.