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    Rafael José Urdaneta y Farías (October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence. He served...
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    The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge is located at the Tablazo Strait outlet of Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela. The bridge connects Maracaibo with...
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    Rafael Urdaneta University; URU (Spanish: Universidad Rafael Urdaneta) is a private, non-profit university founded in 1973, located at La Vereda del Lago...
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    Maracaibo is served by La Chinita International Airport. The General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge connects Maracaibo to the rest of the country. The name Maracaibo...
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    was originally fresh water, became brackish. The 8,678-meter General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge over the lake connecting Maracaibo and Santa Rita was completed...
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    was a Gran Colombia pro-independence activist and wife of General Rafael Urdaneta, first lady of the republic between 1830 and 1831, born in Santa Fe...
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  • Legislativo Orlando Urdaneta (born 1950), Venezuelan actor Óscar Sambrano Urdaneta (1929–2011), Venezuelan writer and literary critic Rafael Urdaneta (1788–1845)...
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    political strife between the different regions intensified even as General Rafael Urdaneta temporarily took power in Bogotá, attempting to use his authority to...
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    Carabobo on 24 June 1821. On 24 July 1823, José Prudencio Padilla and Rafael Urdaneta helped seal Venezuelan independence with their victory in the Battle...
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    three presidents: Simón Bolívar, Francisco de Paula Santander, and Rafael Urdaneta. He even held the presidency of Colombia from December 28, 1828, to...
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