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Juan Domingo de Monteverde

Spanish soldier, governor and Captain General of Venezuela
Years: 1773 - 1832

Juan Domingo de Monteverde y Rivas (born Juan Domingo de Monteverde; April 2, 1773 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain–September 15, 1832 in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain), commonly known as Domingo de Monteverde, was a Spanish soldier, governor and Captain General of Venezuela from June 1812 to August 8, 1813.

Monteverde is the leader of Spanish forces in the Venezuelan War of Independence from 1812 to 1813.

Monteverde leads the military campaign that culminates in the fall of the First Republic of Venezuela in 1812.

One year later in 1813, Monteverde is defeated by Simón Bolívar during the Admirable Campaign.