José Antonio Anzoátegui (1789–1819) was a Venezuelan brigadier general in the Battle of Boyacá, helping to lead a republican army of Colombians and Venezuelans against Spanish royalist forces during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He is celebrated as a hero of independence, and the state of Anzoátegui was named for him. See also Anzoátegui 1789 births 1819 deaths People from Barcelona, Venezuela Venezuelan people of Basque descent Colombian military personnel People of the Venezuelan War of Independence Venezuelan soldiers