In the Church of Santa Ana (1749) a Assembly of Notables was held on May 6, 1816 in which the Third Republic of Venezuela is proclaimed as a single and indivisible nation, the Provisional Government of the Republic is established, the General Simón Bolívar as Supreme Chief of the Republic, General Santiago Mariño is appointed second in command, various military promotions are made and Bolívar signs the repeal of the Death War Decree of 1813.