Sucre went on to liberate Ecuador and become the second president of Bolivia. Venezuela remained part of Gran Colombia until 1830, when a rebellion led by José Antonio Páez allowed the proclamation of a newly independent Venezuela, on 22 September;Langer's Encyclopaedia of World History, page 854. Páez became the first president of the new State of Venezuela. Between one-quarter and one-third of Venezuela's population was lost during these two decades of war (including about half the Venezuelans of European descent), which by 1830, was estimated at 800,000."Venezuela – The Century of Caudillismo ". Library of Congress Country Studies. In the Flag of Venezuela, the yellow stands for land wealth, the blue for the sea that separates Venezuela from Spain, and the red for the blood shed by the heroes of independence.
Sucre went on to liberate Ecuador and become the second president of Bolivia. Venezuela remained part of Gran Colombia until 1830, when a rebellion led by José Antonio Páez allowed the proclamation of a newly independent Venezuela, on 22 September;Langer's Encyclopaedia of World History, page 854 Páez beca.me the first president of the new State of Venezuela Between one-quarter and one-third of Venezuela's population was lost during these two decades of war (including about half the Venezuelans of European descent), which by 1830, was estimated at 800,000."Venezuela – The Century of Caudillismo " Library of Congress Country Studies. In the Flag of Venezuela, the yellow stands for land wealth, the blue for the sea that separat.es Venezuela from Spain, and the red for the blood shed by t.he heroes of independence.