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Updated: June 12, 2025
The Governor determined to destroy the population of the Island, even allowing his anger to fall on Arismendi's own wife, but Arismendi continued fighting and, knowing his attitude, Bolivar decided to come to Margarita before touching the continent.
The most distinguished among the remaining 30 were: Bernardo Balbuena, poet and author, 1623-'27; Friar Manuel Gimenez Perez, pious, active, and philanthropist, 1770-'84; and Juan Alejo Arismendi, who, according to the Latin inscription on his tomb, was an amiable, religious, upright, zealous, compassionate, learned, decorous, active, leading, benevolent, paternal man.
Arismendi proved, nevertheless, a good vice-president, and retained the cabinet appointed by Bolivar. Affairs were in this condition when news arrived of Bolivar's victory in Boyaca. The Liberator had learned of the disturbances in Angostura on his way to Venezuela.
The different commanders had obtained some partial successes, but they soon recognized the necessity of Bolivar's leadership, and sent Arismendi to Port-au-Prince to ask him to return. Admiral Brion also besought him to go back to Venezuela. At the end of December Bolivar reached Margarita Island with some Venezuelan exiles.
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