Cristóbal Mendoza: Difference between revisions

After the [[Battle of Carabobo]] assured Venezuelan independence in June 1821,<ref>{{cite web|title=Venezuela Battle of Carabobo Day |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/venezuela-battle-of-carabobo-day-event |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313014330/http://www.answers.com/topic/venezuela-battle-of-carabobo-day-event |archivedate=13 March 2014 }}{{unreliable?|date=October 2016}}</ref> Mendoza returned to Caracas with his family<ref name="VenezuelaTuya_"/> in late 1821. He was designated Justice Minister of [[Gran Colombia]] (now Venezuela),<ref name="Analitica_2015"/> a title which can also be translated president of the Superior Court of Justice of the department of Venezuela (Corte Superior de Justicia del departamento de Venezuela).<ref name="VenezuelaTuya_"/> While in this role, Mendoza continued to study law and history, while also editing ''El Observador Caraqueño'' along with [[:es:Francisco Javier Yanes|Francisco Javier Yanes]]. Mendoza resigned from his role as Justice Minister in 1825 and again went into private practice, his firm meeting with mixed success.<ref name="Analitica_2015"/> He dedicated himself to civic projects as well, for example promoting the construction of a highway between [[La Guaira]] and Caracas as an alternative to the railway, although the project failed to materialize.<ref name="VenezuelaTuya_"/> Although not a candidate, he was the most voted person to serve as the vice president of the Department of Venezuela (Vicepresidencia del Departamento de Venezuela)<ref name="Analitica_2015"/> in 1825. In 1826, he<ref name="VenezuelaTuya_"/> and [[:es:Francisco Javier Yanes|Francisco Javier Yánez]] published the first major study of Bolivar and his time, with the first edition entitled ''Collection of documents relating to the public life of the Liberator of Colombia and Peru, Simon Bolivar.'' Mendoza published 22 volumes overall.<ref name="VenezuelaTuya_"/>

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