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Venezuela commemorated the bicentennial of the Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, which occurred in the state of Zulia, which forever sealed the independence of this South American nation from Spanish colonialism. teleSUR

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00:00 In Venezuela, a naval air demonstration was held to commemorate the Bicentennial of the
00:04 naval battle of Lake Maracaibo and the day of the Bolivarian Navy.
00:09 In this regard, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros recalled the men and women who
00:13 fought the naval battle of Lake Maracaibo 200 years ago.
00:18 He expressed words of profound gratitude, mentioning that this triumph was achieved by expelling
00:24 the Spanish Navy, being this a contributing factor to proclaim Venezuela and Colombia
00:29 as independent territories.
00:32 He also emphasized that these historical events generated the creation of the national navy.
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