José Prudencio Padilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colombian admiral, hero of the independence
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Place of Birth: Riohacha, La Guajira Department, Colombia
About José Prudencio Padilla
- Admiral José Prudencio Padilla López (19 March 1784, in Riohacha, Colombia[1] – 2 February 1828) was a Colombian military leader who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence.
- He is best known for his victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo on 24 July 1823, in which a royalist Spanish fleet was defeated.
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