Birthdate: March 28, 1750
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: July 14, 1816
Francisco de Miranda was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary who participated in key historical events such as the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Spanish American wars of independence. He served in the Spanish army during the American Revolutionary War and later got involved in the French Revolution. Miranda developed strategies for Spanish American independence while in Europe and led an unsuccessful expedition to free Venezuela with American volunteers. Despite his contributions to the Venezuelan War of Independence, he encountered criticism and was arrested for allegedly surrendering to Spanish royalists.
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