Battle

Battle of Matasiete

31 Jul 2025 · 11.04° N, 63.85° W

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31 Jul 2025
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
11.04° N, 63.85° W
Description
1817 battle

Battle of Matasiete

Conflict in Venezuela (1817)

The Battle of Matasiete was a battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence that took place on 31 July 1817 near the city of La Asunción on Isla Margarita in Venezuela. It was fought between pro-independence Republican revolutionaries led by Francisco Esteban Gómez and Spanish Royalist forces under the command of Pablo Morillo. The outcome was a Spanish defeat.

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