Francisco Espejo Explained

Francisco Espejo
Order:2nd President of the First Republic of Venezuela
Term Start:March 21, 1812
Term End:April 3, 1812
Predecessor:Cristobal Mendoza
Successor:Francisco de Miranda
Birth Date:16 April 1758
Birth Place:Siquire, Venezuela Province, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Spanish Empire (now in Miranda, Venezuela)
Death Place:Valencia, Captaincy General of Venezuela, Spanish Empire (now in Carabobo State, Venezuela)
Profession:Lawyer
Signature:Francisco Espejo signature.jpg

Francisco Silvestre Espejo Camaño (Siquire, Miranda State, April 16, 1758 – Valencia, Carabobo State, July 15, 1814), was a Venezuelan lawyer who briefly served as the President of Venezuela in 1812[1] and fought for the republican cause during the Venezuelan War of Independence. His parents were Francisco Espejo and Bárbara Caamaño y Bermúdez.

He was executed by firing squad in 1814.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silvestre Espejo, Francisco. banrepcultural.org. Banco de la República. 18 January 2015.
  2. Book: Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. 9781598841008. Marley. David F.. 2008.