Battle of Carabobo, oil on canvas mural by Martín Tovar y Tovar, 1887.
This portion of the mural depicts an engagement fought at the Carabobo battlefield on June 24, 1821, between the patriot army, fighting for Venezuelan independence, and the royalists, those who wished to preserve the Spanish monarchy's rule. Led by Simón Bolívar, patriot forces routed the opposing army and dealt a decisive blow to Spanish imperial power in the region.
Federal Legislative Palace, Caracas.
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