"The Captaincy General of Venezuela has clearly delimited the limits of the Essequibo"
During an official meeting with the Venezuelan diplomatic corps accredited abroad, President Nicolás Maduro spoke about five historic moments that legitimize the possession of the territory of Essequiba Guyana by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and reaffirmed his commitment to the defense of national sovereignty and peaceful dialogue. teleSUR
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00:00 The first historical time, 1492, with the arrival of Christopher Columbus,
00:13 and the conquest, and exploration, and the colonial European invasion,
00:29 1840, when the colonial territories are formed,
00:38 a Huaycaipuro leader had fought over 100 years. We have to recall the first rebellion,
00:55 in which the rebellious force emerged, united from these originary peoples, from these African
01:07 peoples. I want to stand out some information. In 1777,
01:21 the historical map of the general captaincy of Venezuela was formed. Then in 1742,
01:30 there are several professors of specialized institute here,
01:39 that can state, well in 1792, in that date, there was formed the map. In 1777,
02:02 the Spanish maestad assured the captaincy, the general captaincy of, captaincy general of
02:15 Venezuela. You can see how is delimited there on the elephants, so towards the east,
02:39 precisely on in the Ezequiel River, in the boundaries of the Ezequiel River, I repeat,
02:51 precisely, it is well drawn, the captaincy general of Venezuela. There you can see
03:08 the delta of Baracuda.