Person

José Gregorio Monagas

President of Venezuela

b. 1795 CE – d. 1858 CE World South America and The Eastern Isles

José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 - 15 July 1858) is President of Venezuela 1851-1855 and brother of José Tadeo Monagas.

General José Gregorio Monagas was born in Aragua de Barcelona, Venezuela, in 1795.

His parents were Francisco José Monagas, a merchant from the Canary Islands, and Perfecta Burgos, a native of Cojedes.

Monagas starts his military career at an early age, in 1813, along with his brother José Tadeo.

Moran, J. (2017). José Gregorio Monagas. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/jose-gregorio-monagas/

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