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Updated: September 10, 2025
The victory at Araure destroyed in one day the armies oppressing Venezuela, and was the last military triumph of 1813, a year of success for the independent army. On thanking his staff for the congratulations which they addressed to him, Bolivar uttered the following significant words: "It is true that our armies have avenged Venezuela.
From his finished education, his knowledge of the world, and his military talents, he was well fitted, as he showed, for the important position he held. Very different was the career of General Paez, who was born at Araure. When but seventeen years old, the priest of that place who was his uncle sent him with a considerable sum of money, to be delivered to another padre residing at a distance.
The "Nameless Battalion" was placed in the center of the independent forces in Araure, and ten minutes after the battle had started, it had conquered a flag from the enemy and had broken through the royalist army. From that date the "Nameless Battalion" was called "The Conqueror of Araure."
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