Independence Declaration Day in Venezuela
Independence Declaration Day in Venezuela is held on April 19. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual. 
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Independence Declaration Day or 'Declaración de la independencia', also known as the 'Signing of the Act of Independence' or 'April 19th Day' is a public holiday in Venezuela. This holiday commemorates the declaration of a local junta in Caracas in 1810.
A group of Venezuelan Creoles boldly proclaimed their country an independent republic in 1797. Although their effort failed, it forewarned of the revolutionary movements that were soon to inflame Latin America.
The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence (Spanish: Acta de la Declaración de Independencia de Venezuela) is a statement adopted by a congress of Venezuelan provinces on July 5, 1811, through which Venezuelans made the decision to separate from the Spanish Crown in order to establish a new nation based on the premises of equality of individuals, abolition of censorship and dedication to freedom of expression. These principles were enshrined as a constitutional principle for the new nation and were radically opposed to the political, cultural, and social practices that had existed during three hundred years of colonization.
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Feast of the Virgin of Montserrat on April 27 (Spain [Catalonia], Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela);
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Optometrist Day in Venezuela on May 21
National Anthem Day in Venezuela on May 25