Cabildo of Caracas

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The Cabildo of Caracas was the colonial municipal council of Caracas that played a pivotal role in initiating Venezuela’s independence movement and forming the First Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabildo ⓘ
colonial municipal council ⓘ
historical institution ⓘ
appliedLegalSystem Spanish colonial law ⓘ
associatedWith Creole patriots of Caracas ⓘ
First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
Supreme Junta of Caracas ⓘ
linked to: 1810 Caracas Junta
composedOf alcaldes ordinarios ⓘ
other local officials ⓘ
procurador general ⓘ
regidores ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
dateOfEvent 19 April 1810 ⓘ
dissolvedAs Spanish colonial institution in early 19th century ⓘ
eventRole convened open town meeting on 19 April 1810 ⓘ
function local administration ⓘ
maintenance of public order ⓘ
representation of local interests before colonial authorities ⓘ
tax collection at municipal level ⓘ
urban regulation ⓘ
governed municipality of Caracas ⓘ
governmentType municipal council ⓘ
hasRole local administrative authority ⓘ
municipal government of Caracas ⓘ
political actor in independence movement ⓘ
historicalSignificance initiator of Venezuela’s independence process ⓘ
symbol of local self-government in colonial Venezuela ⓘ
influenced establishment of the First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
jurisdiction city of Caracas and its environs ⓘ
linked to: Caracas Province
locatedIn Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ
Caracas ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Spanish colonial period ⓘ
opposed direct rule by Spanish authorities after 1810 ⓘ
partOf Spanish Empire ⓘ
playedRoleIn Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ
Venezuelan independence movement ⓘ
formation of the First Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
politicalAlignment Creole elite interests ⓘ
resultedIn creation of the Supreme Junta of Caracas ⓘ
deposition of Captain General Vicente Emparan ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Plaza Mayor of Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Plaza Bolívar
significantEvent Cabildo abierto of 19 April 1810 ⓘ
linked to: 1810 Caracas Junta
successor republican municipal institutions of Caracas ⓘ
usedLanguage Spanish ⓘ

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First Republic of Venezuela → establishedBy → Cabildo of Caracas ⓘ
Metropolitan District of Caracas → hasLegislativeBody → Cabildo Metropolitano de Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Cabildo of Caracas
Plaza Bolívar → surroundedBy → Palacio Municipal de Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Cabildo of Caracas
Capital District → hasLegislature → Cabildo Metropolitano de Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Cabildo of Caracas
historic center of Caracas → hasPart → Palacio Municipal de Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Cabildo of Caracas
Casa Amarilla, Caracas → near → Palacio Municipal de Caracas ⓘ
linked to: Cabildo of Caracas