Jacinto Lara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacinto Lara

Venezuelan independence leader

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1777

Place of Birth: Carora, Lara, Venezuela

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1859

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jacinto Lara (Carora, 5 June 1777 - Barquisimeto, 25 February 1859), was a Venezuelan independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
His contribution included participating in Simón Bolívar's 1813 Admirable Campaign.
He was briefly Prefect of the Intendency of the Magdalena River and the Isthmus in 1821.
He later led a reserve division at the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence.