February 26, 2025 – A Day of Reflection, Resistance, and Victory On February 26, 1804, after weeks of fierce resistance, the people of Curaçao achieved a defining victory in their fight for... Read more »
This speech, delivered in Curaçao on February 12, 2025, presents a historical and symbolic tribute to María Isabel Gómez, the mother of General Manuel Piar. It highlights her role in history, her... Read more »
By Tico Vos A speech delivered in Curaçao has reignited discussions about María Isabel Gómez, the mother of Venezuelan independence leader General Manuel Piar. The event, hosted by the Sociedad Bolivariana, sought... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
“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 »