Venezuela Province
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The Venezuela Province (or Province of Caracas) was a province of the Spanish Empire (from 1527), of Gran Colombia (1824–1830) and later of Venezuela (from 1830), apart from an interlude (1528–1546) when it was contracted as a concession by the King of Spain to the German Welser banking family, as Klein-Venedig.
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Quick Facts Province of CaracasProvincia de Caracas, Status ...
Province of Caracas Provincia de Caracas | |||||||||||||||
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1527–1864 | |||||||||||||||
Status | Province of the Spanish Empire | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Santa Ana de Coro - (1527 - 1546) El Tocuyo - (1546 - 1577) Caracas - (from 1577) | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism Lutheran Protestant envoys sent on behalf of the Welser family (1528-1546) | ||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy (before 1811) Republic (after 1811) | ||||||||||||||
King (before 1811) President (after 1811) | |||||||||||||||
Historical era | Spanish colonization | ||||||||||||||
• Royal decree | 1527 | ||||||||||||||
1528 | |||||||||||||||
• Concession revoked, end of Klein-Venedig | 1546 | ||||||||||||||
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1777 | |||||||||||||||
• Dissolved after Federal War | 1864 | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Spanish colonial real | ||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | VE | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Venezuela |
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