Speech in Curaçao Honors María Isabel Gómez, Forgotten Heroine of Venezuelan Independence

CURAÇAO – February 12, 2025 – A speech delivered in Curaçao on February 12 has reignited historical discussions about María Isabel Gómez, the mother of Venezuelan independence leader General Manuel Piar. The... Read more »

María Isabel Gómez Honored in Curaçao: Norberto Liendo’s 2016 Painting Unveiled at the Sociedad Bolivariana

Curaçao, February 12, 2025 – A significant chapter in the ongoing recognition of María Isabel Gómez, the mother of General Manuel Piar, was written today as artist Norberto Liendo formally presented his... Read more »

Manuel Piar and Nicolás Danies Palm: Two Paths, One Struggle Against Racism

By Tico Vos Administrator and Content Creator of www.manuelcarlospiar.com Introduction: Two Men, One Common Enemy The stories of Manuel Piar and Nicolás Danies Palm unfold in different settings—one in the battlefields of... Read more »

The Secret of Nicolás Danies Palm: A Mulatto in the Court of Power

On a Caribbean island called Curaçao, in the year 1800, a boy named Nicolás Danies Palm was born. His father, Gerard Danies, was a white merchant of French descent, and his mother,... Read more »
Rehabilitation of Manuel Carlos PIAR

Simón Bolívar’s Confession to General Pedro Briceño Méndez: Regret and the Paradox of Pardocracy

Confession to General Pedro Briceño Méndez: On November 16, 1828, Simón Bolívar wrote a letter to General Pedro Briceño Méndez in which he expressed his regret over the executions of Manuel Piar... Read more »

Beyond Bolívar: The Silenced Revolutionaries Who Fought for Real Freedom- The Invention of the term “Pardocracia”

Introduction to the grand narrative of independence. History, as written by the victors, often distorts the truth. While Simón Bolívar is celebrated as the “Liberator” of South America, the reality is far... Read more »

“Black with a White Mask”: Manuel Piar, Race, and the Betrayal of the Mantuanos

“A Black Man with a White Mask”: The Racial Betrayal of Manuel Piar Manuel Piar, one of the most brilliant military strategists of Venezuela’s independence movement, was openly nicknamed with contempt—the Mantuanos... Read more »

A Testament tothe complexities of the Independence Struggles

Manuel Carlos María Francisco Piar Gómez  April 28, 1774 – October 16, 1817 Manuel Carlos María Francisco Piar Gómez (April 28, 1774 – October 16, 1817) was a General-in-Chief in the Venezuelan... Read more »

Creation and Knowledge: Manuel Carlos Piar, Execution and Historical Controversy – Néstor Rivero Ruiz

Néstor Rivero Pérez On October 16, 1817, our history marked a somber date with the execution of Carlos Manuel Piar, a fundamental hero in our struggle for emancipation. Piar, recognized for his... Read more »

Manuel Carlos Piar: The People’s Liberator of Southern Venezuela

Manuel Carlos Piar  Manuel Carlos Piar was indeed proclaimed by the people of Guayana, particularly around the Orinoco River, as the liberator of the southern region of Venezuela. This acknowledgment stems from... Read more »