3. Early life:
oined the Pla y Portal company (traded between Spain and the Americas)
812: Accused of smuggling by patriots, sentenced to prison
ntercession of Zuazola (spanish) = was shorten to internal exile in Calabozo.
ecame a merchant and true enemy of the republic
4. In Military:
ctivities against the Republic began after Monteverde’s invasion in central Venezuela
ay 1812: Joined his forces (took over Calabozo)
an. 1813: Named commander of Calabozo
eneral Juan Manuel Cagigal saw Boves with leadership skills = Sent him to the Orinoco basin to
form an army.
ad unsuccessful attempts to stop Santiago Mariño's infiltrations
fter royalist government collapsed = had temporary permission to act at his own preference
5. In Military:
reated army of llaneros, most were pardos.
ominated south of Venezuela for the next 2 years .
ived among them, exposing himself to the same risks as them, gained their loyalty.
hey thought he would be their true Liberator.
is army now completely trusted him and called him ‘Taita Boves’(Father Boves)
is message was of pure resentment against the Criollos since the colonial era.
6. In military:
In a matter of months, Boves had proved his skills = had an army of 4,000
men. (“The Legión Infernal”)
ost of the men in his army were pardos, and were treated as inferiors in society.
hey carried bamboo lance as weapons; they were both light and could be lethal.
7. BOVES’ VISION:
laves: to have freedom and take revenge against their owners
easants: to own the property of the criollos
ardos: to have social equallity and extermination of the aristocrats
veryone: the division of assets and properties of the rich
8. Battles:
814: Went against the republic with his army of llaneros
arget: center of Venezuela
urned properties of his biggest enemies = created panic towards the
republic
eb. 1814: 1st battle against patriots, in La Puerta (San Juan de Los
Morros)
9. Battles:
une 15, 1814: The two armies met
olivar, Mariño, & Elias; fought at the 2nd Battle of La Puerta.
hey were annihilated: Elias was killed, Bolivar and Mariño escaped.
10. BATTLES:
wo weeks later: Bolivar and Mariño fought in Valencia for 10 days, they slowly
surrendered.
Boves promised, in the name of the Bible at a church, that if the Patriots
surrendered = No more bloodshed.
he agreement was made, but Boves violated his promise.
11. Battles:
uly 16th, 1816: Boves arrived to Caracas
idn’t find any of the patriot in the city, decided to ruin it and once
again harass the people.
n Barcelona: Boves and Bolivar met.
any innocent people were killed by Boves‘ troops, under the
command of Tomas Morales.
12. BATTLES:
• Bolivar fled to Cumana w/
whatever remained of his forces.
• Many had left, Boves caught up and
managed to kill 1,000 people.
13. Battle of Urica:
oves successfully managed to get Bolivar to scape.
eaded towards eastern part of the nation (met General Ribas.)
ecember 5th, 1814: Battle of Urica began.
oves suffered a serious wound in the battle
Lived to see his army win
14. “A demon in human flesh who drowned Venezuela in blood.” - Bolivar
1782 – 1814:
