José Antonio Velutini Ron (February 20, 1844 in Chaguaramal de Perales -today Zaraza-,

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– November 8, 1912 in Caracas) was a military man,

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, and a

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. He held positions in Congress, was state president, ambassador, minister and vice president between 1871 and 1912. He received numerous awards for his political and military achievements.

Biography

His family of Corsican origins moved to Barcelona in 1854. José Antonio studied in France between 1858 and 1863. On his return to Venezuela he began his public career under the protection of the Monagas family. In 1871 he assumed the Barcelona state presidency. He was public credit and development minister during the second and third presidencies of

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, respectively. He was appointed Commander in Chief of the Armies of the Republic on October 7, 1892 by

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. He was the

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in 1893. He was the

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and commander of government forces in the early stages of the Liberating Revolution. After the victorious campaign of the Castro government against the rebels, he was

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Minister for Debt Negotiations with various European nations and a Venezuelan ambassador in

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and

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. He was Second Vice President of Venezuela from April 1904 to 1908. Among his descendants are several prominent Venezuelan

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, such as Julio C. Velutini Couturier, Andrés Velutini Ruíz and poet Juan Liscano.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Velutini Ron, Jose Antonio Finance ministers of Venezuela Vice presidents of Venezuela Venezuelan politicians Ambassadors of Venezuela to France Ambassadors of Venezuela to the United Kingdom Venezuelan people of Corsican descent Herrera family (Venezuela) 1844 births 1912 deaths