Juan Domingo de Monteverde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Domingo de Monteverde

Captain General of Venezuela

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1773

Place of Birth: San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1832

Profession: sailor, military personnel, politician

Nationality: Spain, Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Juan Domingo de Monteverde y Rivas (born Juan Domingo de Monteverde; 2 April 1773 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain – 15 September 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 8 August 1813.
Monteverde was the leader of Spanish forces in the Venezuelan War of Independence from 1812 to 1813.
Monteverde led the military campaign that culminated in the fall of the First Republic of Venezuela in 1812.
One year later in 1813, Monteverde was defeated by Simón Bolívar during the Admirable Campaign.