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Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (24 October 1788 – 23 August 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence.〔Mis Mejores Amigos - 110 Biografías de Venezolanos Ilustres. Vinicio Romero Martínez. Editorial Larense. Caracas. 1987〕 He was an ardent supporter of Simon Bolivar's ideals, as well as one of Bolivar's most loyal allies.〔Monografias ("Generales de Bolivar" ), 2013〕 == Personal life == Rafael Urdaneta was born in Maracaibo, Captaincy General of Venezuela to a prominent family of Spanish descent on October 24, 1788. He was a son of the marriage between Miguel Geronimo de Urdaneta y Troconis and Maria Alejandrina Faria. He began his elementary education in Maracaibo, and his secondary education in Caracas. Prior to the independence war he was a student of Latin and philosophy. He married Dolores Vargas Paris, a young and renown heroine of the city of Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, Gran Colombia, on August 31, 1822. Before Gran Colombia was dissolved in 1831, the marriage had enjoyed much popularity. However, following the dissolution and the establishment of a dictatorship in the Republic of New Granada, they were forced to flee the country. Upon reaching Maracaibo, Venezuela (Urdaneta's native city), they suffered persecution from General Paez, who had become one of Bolivar's ideological adversaries after the end of the Venezuelan War of Independence. Urdaneta and Dolores were supporters of Bolivar's cause so they were forced to flee again, this time to Curazao. In 1832, they were able to return to Caracas through a license granted to the family by the government of Venezuela, but it conditioned Urdaneta to not intervene in the politics of the country. The family moved to Santa Ana de Coro, where a revolt erupted against the government. This opened the doors for Urdaneta to venture into Venezuelan politics once again. He was eventually able to retain a position as a senator until 1845. In 1845 he was appointed Envoy of Venezuela to Spain, but he died in Paris, France, on the 23rd of August of that year due to complications from kidney stones, and before ever reaching Spain. Urdaneta is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela since May 16, 1876. In 2015, the 24th of October was decreed as a national holiday in Venezuela to commemorate him.〔http://www.noticias24.com/venezuela/noticia/300689/natalicio-de-rafael-urdaneta-sera-decretado-como-fecha-patria/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rafael Urdaneta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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