Fernando Peñalver (1765–1837), was a
Venezuela
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n independence leader and
hero
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of the
Venezuelan War of Independence
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. He was the first governor of the Province of Carabobo (1824–1827). He is buried in the
National Pantheon of Venezuela
The National Pantheon of Venezuela (''Panteón Nacional de Venezuela'') is a final resting place for national heroes.
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History of Venezuela
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Venezuelan War of Independence
The Venezuelan War of Independence (, 1810–1823) was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in South America fought a civil war for secession and against unity of the S ...
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Military career of Simón Bolívar
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Spanish American wars of independence
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People of the Venezuelan War of Independence
Venezuelan independence activists
Viceroyalty of New Granada people
1765 births
1837 deaths
People from Anzoátegui
Burials at the National Pantheon of Venezuela
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