José Prudencio Padilla
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José Prudencio Padilla López (Born 19 March 1784 in Riohacha
, Colombia
http://www.armada.mil.co/english/index.php?idcategoria=1544 — 2 February 1828) was a Colombian military leader who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence. He is best known for his victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo
on 24 July 1823, in which a royalist Spanish fleet was defeated.
, Colombia
, March 19, 1784 - Bogotá
, Colombia
, October 2, 1828) hero of the independence of Gran Colombia
(present-day Colombia
, Venezuela
, Ecuador
and Panama
). He was the foremost naval hero of the campaign for independence led by Simón Bolívar
, the creator of the first Navy and Admiral of Great Colombia.
His parents were Andres Padilla, builder of small boats, and Lucia Lopez. He started life as a seaman in the domestic service of merchant vessels in port and homeland at 14 years old and appeared as porter at the Royal Spanish chamber of the New Kingdom of Granada
. On October 21st 1805 he received his baptism of fire at the battle of Trafalgar
, at which he was taken prisoner by the English. In 1808, after his release he returned to Spain, where he was appointed to the boatswain's arsenal at Cartagena de Indias. On April 11th 1811 he took part in the decision of the people of Gethsemane, who, in sympathy with the city of Cartagena , joined in the proclamation of independence of Cundinamarca and thus to disregard for the authority of the metropolis. In 1814 he saw action at Tolu
and captured a sloop of war realistically with 170 crew that led to Panama, although the ship was captured best gunships that he commanded, he could not resist the attack and surrendered. In recognition of this, the government awarded Padilla granadino with promotion to second lieutenant of frigate.
In 1815 he served under the command of Simón Bolívar when he went from Bogota to Santa Marta
to free, then Cartagena besieged by the army of General Pablo Morillo
, defended its walls until it was impossible to sustain, and one of the ships Republicans was among the first to break the line of the squad that made it impossible to realistically out of the besieged. Then he went to Jamaica
, and as Captain, he met Bolívar in Haiti
to reinforce the expedition which sailed from Los Cayos de San Luis on March 31, 1816, the naval victory at Los Frailes (May 2) and landing Carupano (June 1). Promoted him to captain of the frigate commander in chief and the subtle forces of the river, made significant inroads over the province of Cumana. In 1819 participated in the campaign of Casanare
, in which he managed the transportation of troops and war material. As second in command of Admiral Luis Brión was found on March 12, 1820 in making Riohacha and then in the battles of the Laguna Salada, Pueblo Viejo, Tenerife, La Barra, Cienaga de Santa Marta and San Juan. Named commander in chief of the subtle forces of the Republic, he was the Bay of Cartagena and captured several Spanish vessels. On April 19, 1823 was promoted to brigadier general of the Colombian Navy. This time was invested with the office of commander general of the Third Department of the Navy and the Squadron Operations Zulia, which made a brilliant work that culminated on July 24, 1823 in the naval battle of Lake Maracaibo
, in which he defeated the Spanish squadron, which led to the capitulation of the field marshal Francisco Tomás Morales on August 3 following.
On November 24, 1826 was promoted to general of division. However, at the beginning of 1828, Padilla was involved in an act of indiscipline in which several officers were involved in Cartagena. Reduced was sent to prison in to Bogotá on May 26, 1828. During the night of September 25, 1828, which carried out the attack on the life of the Liberator (Septembrina Conspiracy), while the assault was executed at San Carlos Palace, some spells scaled the walls of the building which served as prison, and assassinated Colonel José Bolívar escorting him to appoint him as chief and release. There is no record of his escape, but was judged by the law of conspiracy, sentenced to death and executed in the Plaza de la Constitution de Bogotá shortly. the wreck of the Almirante Padilla rest in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedios Riohacha, which was declared in his honor as the Cultural Heritage of the Colombian nation.
Was established in Venezuela in Zulia State Almirante Padilla Municipality in his honor.
The reason of Padilla rebellion was because Simon Bolivar broke his promise to free black people as they agree in a previous meeting.
Admiral
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José Prudencio Padilla López (Born 19 March 1784 in Riohacha
Riohacha
Riohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha , is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department. Founded by conquistador Nikolaus Federmann in 1535, Riohacha was named...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
http://www.armada.mil.co/english/index.php?idcategoria=1544 — 2 February 1828) was a Colombian military leader who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence. He is best known for his victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo
Battle of Lake Maracaibo
The Battle of Lake Maracaibo also known as the "Naval Battle of the Lake" was fought on 24 July 1823 in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo between Admiral José Prudencio Padilla and royalist Captain Ángel Laborde....
on 24 July 1823, in which a royalist Spanish fleet was defeated.
Biography
José Prudencio Padilla (RiohachaRiohacha
Riohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha , is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department. Founded by conquistador Nikolaus Federmann in 1535, Riohacha was named...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, March 19, 1784 - Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, October 2, 1828) hero of the independence of Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. This short-lived republic included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru and northwest Brazil. The...
(present-day Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
). He was the foremost naval hero of the campaign for independence led by Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
, the creator of the first Navy and Admiral of Great Colombia.
His parents were Andres Padilla, builder of small boats, and Lucia Lopez. He started life as a seaman in the domestic service of merchant vessels in port and homeland at 14 years old and appeared as porter at the Royal Spanish chamber of the New Kingdom of Granada
New Kingdom of Granada
The New Kingdom of Granada was the name given to a group of 16th century Spanish colonial provinces in northern South America governed by the president of the Audiencia of Bogotá, an area corresponding mainly to modern day Colombia and parts of Venezuela. Originally part of the Viceroyalty of...
. On October 21st 1805 he received his baptism of fire at the battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
, at which he was taken prisoner by the English. In 1808, after his release he returned to Spain, where he was appointed to the boatswain's arsenal at Cartagena de Indias. On April 11th 1811 he took part in the decision of the people of Gethsemane, who, in sympathy with the city of Cartagena , joined in the proclamation of independence of Cundinamarca and thus to disregard for the authority of the metropolis. In 1814 he saw action at Tolu
Tolú
Tolú is a small town and municipality in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². The name of Tolú comes from a tree called the Balsam of Tolú....
and captured a sloop of war realistically with 170 crew that led to Panama, although the ship was captured best gunships that he commanded, he could not resist the attack and surrendered. In recognition of this, the government awarded Padilla granadino with promotion to second lieutenant of frigate.
In 1815 he served under the command of Simón Bolívar when he went from Bogota to Santa Marta
Santa Marta
Santa Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean Region. It was founded in July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, which makes it the oldest remaining city in Colombia...
to free, then Cartagena besieged by the army of General Pablo Morillo
Pablo Morillo
Pablo Morillo y Morillo, Count of Cartagena and Marquess of La Puerta, aka El Pacificador was a Spanish general....
, defended its walls until it was impossible to sustain, and one of the ships Republicans was among the first to break the line of the squad that made it impossible to realistically out of the besieged. Then he went to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and as Captain, he met Bolívar in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
to reinforce the expedition which sailed from Los Cayos de San Luis on March 31, 1816, the naval victory at Los Frailes (May 2) and landing Carupano (June 1). Promoted him to captain of the frigate commander in chief and the subtle forces of the river, made significant inroads over the province of Cumana. In 1819 participated in the campaign of Casanare
Casanare
* Casanare Department a subdivision of the country of Colombia* Los Llanos del Casanare a province of the Viceroyalty of New Granada* Casanare River a tributary of the Meta River in Colombia* Casanare, Colombia a city in Colombia on the Casanare River...
, in which he managed the transportation of troops and war material. As second in command of Admiral Luis Brión was found on March 12, 1820 in making Riohacha and then in the battles of the Laguna Salada, Pueblo Viejo, Tenerife, La Barra, Cienaga de Santa Marta and San Juan. Named commander in chief of the subtle forces of the Republic, he was the Bay of Cartagena and captured several Spanish vessels. On April 19, 1823 was promoted to brigadier general of the Colombian Navy. This time was invested with the office of commander general of the Third Department of the Navy and the Squadron Operations Zulia, which made a brilliant work that culminated on July 24, 1823 in the naval battle of Lake Maracaibo
Battle of Lake Maracaibo
The Battle of Lake Maracaibo also known as the "Naval Battle of the Lake" was fought on 24 July 1823 in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo between Admiral José Prudencio Padilla and royalist Captain Ángel Laborde....
, in which he defeated the Spanish squadron, which led to the capitulation of the field marshal Francisco Tomás Morales on August 3 following.
On November 24, 1826 was promoted to general of division. However, at the beginning of 1828, Padilla was involved in an act of indiscipline in which several officers were involved in Cartagena. Reduced was sent to prison in to Bogotá on May 26, 1828. During the night of September 25, 1828, which carried out the attack on the life of the Liberator (Septembrina Conspiracy), while the assault was executed at San Carlos Palace, some spells scaled the walls of the building which served as prison, and assassinated Colonel José Bolívar escorting him to appoint him as chief and release. There is no record of his escape, but was judged by the law of conspiracy, sentenced to death and executed in the Plaza de la Constitution de Bogotá shortly. the wreck of the Almirante Padilla rest in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedios Riohacha, which was declared in his honor as the Cultural Heritage of the Colombian nation.
Was established in Venezuela in Zulia State Almirante Padilla Municipality in his honor.
The reason of Padilla rebellion was because Simon Bolivar broke his promise to free black people as they agree in a previous meeting.