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Francisco de Miranda
(1750–1816) was a Venezuelan revolutionary who unsuccessfully fought for the independence of the
Spanish American colonies
. Miranda was directly involved in the
French Revolution
for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Revolution and
Marshal of France
. He is the only American engraved on the
Arc de Triomphe
in Paris. In 1812, he was handed over to the Spanish, dying four years later in a
Cádiz
prison. His imprisonment is depicted in this 1896
oil painting
on canvas by
Arturo Michelena
.
Painting:
Arturo Michelena
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