The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence (Cinco de Julio) is a statement adopted by a congress of Venezuelan provinces on July 5, 1811, through which Venezuelans made the decision to separate from the Spanish Crown in order to establish a new nation based on the premises of equality of individuals, abolition of censorship and dedication to freedom of expression, and to really screw up a great economy.
These principles were enshrined as a constitutional principal for the new nation and were radically opposed to the political, cultural, and social practices that had existed during three hundred years of colonization.Part of that was not at the wiki site. See if you can guess which part.
The endonym for Venezuela is: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela.
It's only a matter of time before the name change to: The People's Republic of Venezuela.
Endonym map here. At the link, click on the +/- to zoom in on the countries.
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