Preceded by Jose Tadeo Monagas Name Jose Monagas Nephews Jose Ruperto Monagas Signature Siblings Jose Tadeo Monagas | Religion Roman Catholic Parents Francisco Jose Monagas Succeeded by Jose Tadeo Monagas Spouse Clara Marrero | |
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Role Jose Tadeo Monagas\' brother Similar People Jose Tadeo Monagas, Jose Ruperto Monagas, Carlos Soublette, Jose Antonio Paez, Manuel Felipe de Tovar | ||
1851 venezuela jos gregorio monagas presidente
José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 – 15 July 1858) was President of Venezuela 1851-1855 and brother of José Tadeo Monagas.
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- 1851 venezuela jos gregorio monagas presidente
- Early life and education
- Military campaigns
- 1851 1858 Presidency
- Personal life
- References
Early life and education
General José Gregorio Monagas was born in Aragua de Barcelona, Venezuela, in 1795. His parents were Francisco José Monagas, a merchant from the Canary Islands, and Perfecta Burgos, a native of Cojedes. Monagas started his military career at an early age, in 1813, along with his brother José Tadeo.
Military campaigns
During Venezuela's emancipation war, Monagas participated in several important campaigns against Spanish royalists Juan Domingo de Monteverde and José Tomás Boves. Because of his brave participation in the Battle of Carabobo, Venezuelan independence hero Simón Bolívar dubbed him the First Spear of the East.
1851-1858: Presidency
In 1851, José Gregorio Monagas succeeded his brother José Tadeo Monagas as President of Venezuela. During his presidency, Monagas proclaimed Venezuela to be a nation free of slavery, in an edict signed on 24 March 1854. This decision was one of the main causes of the Federal War.
The combined rule of Jose Tadeo and Jose Gregorio Monagas (1847-1858) is commonly referred to as the Monagas Dynasty, or Monagato. It ended with the overthrow of José Tadeo at the hands of Julián Castro and his allies during José Tadeo's second term.
Personal life
José Gregorio Monagas was married to Clara Marrero de Monagas, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1851 until 1855.