Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual [SEP] place of death
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual (Santa Marta, Colombia, 1830 – Curaçao, 15 August 1868), was a military leader committed to liberal ideas, also in charge of the War and Navy Ministry in 1864, and in 1868 was designated provisional President of Venezuela.
Biography.
Bruzual participated actively in the Federal War, being known as the "Courageous soldier of Federation", fought in "Purereche, Santa Ines, Buchivacoa", Barquisimeto and Portuguesa. Later, once the Federalist movement took government,
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality
The Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 32,655. The town of Clarines is the shire town of the Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Municipality. The municipality is named for the nineteenth century military leader Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual.
History.
When the Franciscan friars arrived in 1650, there was already a native community at