Venezuela: History of Venezuela

early inhabitance signs were leaf-shaped flake tools, chopping implements in the Pedregal River
in El Jobo people found spear tips dating back to 13,000 B.C. to 7,000 B.C.
2nd large group of people's period started in between 7,000 and 5,000 B.C.
went to about 1,000 A.D.
they made the first tribal structures
used other food to eat not just the food they were used to
the Neo-Indian period started around 1,000 A.D. and went until the European conquests
16th century Spanish colonization began
most of the natives died out
historians say many of the natives died of diseases the Spanish brought with them
some tribes tried to resist Spanish rule
the tribes couldn't hold off the Spanish for long so they were killed to extinction
Christopher Coloumbus's 3rd voyage he sailed along the eastern coast of Venezuela
he discovered the Pearl Islands, named for the pearls on the island
in 1499 Alsonso de Ojeda sailed along the northern coast
he gave the name Venezuela to the Gulf of Venezuela which meant little Venice in Italian, because it reminded him of Venice

Venezuelans started to rebel against Spanish government at the end of the 18th century
first organized conspiracy was in 1797
was inspired by the French Revolution
the conspiracy was stopped because it promoted social changes
Napoleonic Wars weakened Spain's power in Venezuela
Napolean got word that Ferdinand VII had deployed his dad from being king
Napoleon killed Ferdinand VII and made his own brother king
after the War of Independence Venezuela fought a 2 year long war
half of Venezuela's white population was killed
in 1821 Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador made the Gran Colombia
in 1830 Venezuela broke away from the Gran Colombia and became Venezuela