He Handed Over Francisco de Miranda To Spanish Authorities

Attempting to organize an independence movement in 1806 to free his country, Venezuelan revolutionary Francisco de Miranda failed miserably. He then committed himself to bring about the independence of Latin America and worked to establish the First Venezuelan Republic. Francisco was persuaded by Bolivar to return to Venezuela and join the War of Independence in 1810. López and Bello remained in London to serve as ambassadors, while Bolvar departed for Venezuela on HMS Sapphire on September 22. Bolvar landed in La Guaira on December 5. Miranda arrived in La Guaira later in December, a return to Venezuela that the British government did not want to happen but was powerless to stop.

Once in Venezuela, however, Miranda believed the revolution was over when Spanish Captain Domingo de Monteverde sped into the revolution's area. Miranda and the Spanish Captain signed a capitulation agreement in July 1812. This was viewed as treacherous by Bolivar, who was posing as a colonel, who then detained Miranda. Bolivar addressed Miranda's captors, the Spanish. Miranda passed away four years later while incarcerated in a Spanish jail.