Eumenes Fuguet Borregales (*)
Prime Minister of Defense. Distinguished
official English and Venezuelan navies. Born in Petare on September 23, 1767, from the marriage between the English colonel Manuel Clement and Mercedes Palacios Jerez, a relative of Maria de la Concepcion Palacios, the mother of the Liberator.
Envoy to Spain, he studied at the Royal Navy ship, during the period from 1786 to 1800, was a midshipman, Ensign, ensign and lieutenant in the Royal Navy frigate.
When requesting his retirement in May 1800, he returned to Venezuela where they occupy positions in public administration as Trustee Attorney General of Caracas cabildo. Closely involved in the revolutionary movement of April 19, 1810, was promoted by the Supreme Board that glorious 24 months to Commander and appointed Secretary War and Navy, becoming the Prime Minister of Defence in the military history of Venezuela, a position that allowed him to sign on 3 September of that year, the decree creating the Military Academy, "Forger of worthy men and useful homeland. " Carmen Iriarte widower remarriage contracted with that sister Vicenta. Elected
for Caracas, resigned from the ministerial inauguration. Holds the historical honor of signing in July de1811 the Declaration of Independence and in December of that year the First Constitution of Venezuela. Along with Captain
Peruvian José de Sata and Bussy and Francisco de Miranda MP, designed the badge and glorious national flag, insignia hoisted for the first time on July 14, 1811, in San Carlos headquarters and then in the Plaza Mayor, today Plaza Bolivar by the cadets of militias José Prudencio and José María Spain, José María martyr sons of Spain.
On July 11, 1811 when Valencia did not accept the Declaration of Independence, Clement had to serve as military commander of Puerto Cabello, providing weapons and soldiers to the new Republic, its valuable activity is rewarded with promotion to captain ( Colonel) in August of that year. The designation conferred Miranda as commander of the Artillery Corps and the incipient Navy in 1812, was ratified by the Liberator. On May 6, 1814 he was promoted to brigadier general. During the fatal year of 1814 marked by the terrible excesses of Boves, which resulted in the loss of the Second Republic, Clement had to emigrate to the West Indies.
In 1817 he was appointed agent of Venezuela in the United States in 1818 was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the country. Back in Venezuela, in 1819, took on 5 June in Margarita navy liberator, while the Admiral Luis Brion executing naval operations in the Venezuelan coast. His intense and successful work makes it worthy of the rank of major general of the navy. The veteran seaman was sent to execute operations on the coast of Cartagena, where it passes south of Maracaibo Lake and Trujillo in ground operations against the royalist leader Francisco Tomás Morales. Already established
Independence in 1825 was appointed military commander of the province of Caracas. Recognized military merit, he was promoted in November of 1826 to major general, appointed provisional commander of the Department of Zulia, until February 1827. Back in Caracas, he served in 1829 on charges of Caracas Prefect of the Department of Revenue and Director General of the Departments of Venezuela, a position he had to surrender in 1830 because of illness in January. Since then retired to a rest after serving more forty years of uninterrupted benefit of the emancipation of Venezuela. Their invaluable service earned him the April 2, 1814, the "Order of the Liberators" with the name "Meritorious" the most important award instituted by Bolivar in October 1813, to reward heroes who excelled in the struggle for independence.
The famous land and sea server died in Caracas on June 17, 1834. By the National Executive decree provided for the February 11, 1876 his remains were transferred to the National Pantheon, resolution 1961.En accomplished in July that opportunity their descendants participated in the procession that took his remains from the Church of Grace, where he remains his wife, to the National Pantheon. Regarding
military portfolio as executive branch, it has held various names: Secretary of War and Navy during the period of Independence, 1810-1830, Secretary of War and Navy of the Republic of Venezuela, 1830-1863; Ministry of War and Navy, 1863-1945. Since 1945, retaining its present name as the Ministry of Defense. Various promotions, public and private institutions, they boast carry the illustrious name of this veteran server.
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