3.II.1795 - 1830
Antonio Jose de Cukre was born February 3, 1795 in New Granada (now Colombia). At the age of 15 letSukre joined the struggle for the independence of Venezuela and Colombia. He showed great ability in military tactics and in 1820 was appointed Chief of Staff of the leader of the struggle for the independence of the colonies of
Simon Bolivar. In the same year, thanks to the patronage of Bolivar,
Sucre was promoted to general and ordered the release of Gran Colombia (now Ecuador) from Spanish army.
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