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Urdaneta, Rafael, 1788-1845

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Personal name headingUrdaneta, Rafael, 1788-1845
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Variant(s)Urdaneta y Faría, Rafael José de, 1788-1845
Faría, Rafael José de Urdaneta y, 1788-1845
Birth date1788-10-24
Death date1845-08-23
Place of birthMaracaibo (Venezuela)
Place of deathParis (France)
Found inMonroy de Pino, G. Urdaneta--civil, soldado y político, 1986: p. 7 (Rafael Urdaneta) p. 23 (Rafael José de Urdaneta y Faría; b. 10-24-1788 in Maracaibo) p. 88 (d. 08-23-1845)
Wikipedia, 17 June 2022 (Rafael Urdaneta; Rafael José Urdaneta y Farías (October 24, 1788 - August 23, 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence; he served as President of Gran Colombia from 1830 until 1831; he was an ardent supporter of Simón Bolívar and one of his most trusted and loyal allies; born in Maracaibo, Capitaincy General of Venezuela; In 1845, he was appointed Envoy of Venezuela to Spain, but he died in Paris, France, on the 23rd of August of that year from complications from kidney stones, and before ever reaching Spain; Urdaneta is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela since May 16, 1876).