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COMMANDER // 1788–1854

Santiago Mariño

member of the Chamber of Deputies of VenezuelaVenezuela3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1788 – 1854

1790180018101820183018401850Venezuelan War of Independence · 1810-1823Spanish American wars of independence · 1808-1833Admirable Campaign — June 24, 1813 · United Provinces of New Granada · Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of Carabobo — May 28, 1814 · Second Republic of Venezuela · Venezuelan War of IndependenceSecond Battle of La Puerta — June 15, 1814 · United Provinces of Venezuela · Spanish American wars of independence

Active service 1813–1814 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 25.

Profile

Santiago Mariño Carige Fitzgerald was a nineteenth-century Venezuelan revolutionary leader and hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence (1811–1823). He became an important leader of eastern Venezuela and for a short while in 1835 seized power over the new state of Venezuela.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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