He took part in three great political movements of his age:—the Independence of the United States of North America; the French Revolution; and the Independence of South America.
From an inscription to Miranda, by the
Venezuelan Government
The Prince of Filibusters, the Chief of the Apostles of Spanish-American Independence, and one of the founders of the Republic of Venezuela, Francisco de Miranda will long live in song and story. ...
The career of this Knight-Errant of Venezuela has fired the imagination of many filibusters and revolutionists.
William Spence Robertson
Miranda was born in Venezuela, June 9, 1756
Flew Venezuela’s first flag of Freedom, the Red, Yellow, and Blue, March 12, 1806
Signed the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela, July 5, 1811
He died in Spanish chains, July 14, 1816