Historical Person

Francisco Javier Pirela

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๐Ÿ“ Venezuela

Francisco Javier Pirela

Gender: Male

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Authorities expose Francisco Javier Pirelaโ€™s Maracaibo plot

๐Ÿ“… 8 May 1799

Colonial officials uncovered a plot involving Francisco Javier Pirela, a pardo militia sublieutenant, and French privateers from Saint-Domingue. Historical accounts describe a planned uprising for...

Authorities stop the planned Maracaibo uprising

๐Ÿ“… 19 May 1799

The intended date for the Maracaibo rising arrived, but the plot was thwarted before the plan could be carried out. The account describes Pirela confessing hours before the expected start, followed by...