Bolívar captured Angostura after defeating the counter-attack of Miguel de la Torre
Jul, 1817 Angostura, Venezuela
In July 1817, on a second expedition, Bolívar captured Angostura after defeating the counter-attack of Miguel de la Torre. However, Venezuela remained a captaincy of Spain after the victory in 1818 by Pablo Morillo in the Second Battle of La Puerta.
