La Victoria, Aragua
Place in Aragua, Venezuela
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La Victoria (Spanish pronunciation: [la βiɣˈtoɾja]) is a city in the state of Aragua in Venezuela.
It is famous for the independence battle of 12 February 1814, the Battle of La Victoria, where José Félix Ribas led a young and inexperienced army that succeeded in halting the royalist troops of José Tomás Boves at La Victoria. Venezuela celebrates "Youth Day" every 12 February in La Victoria, with a ceremony usually presided over by the President of the Republic.[citation needed]
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Notable people
- Wilfred Iván Ojeda (1955–2011), journalist and politician
- Edmundo González Urrutia (born 1949), politician
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