Juan José Landaeta

Juan José Landaeta (10 March 1780 - 16 October 1814) was a Venezuelan composer.

Born in Caracas, his parents (Juan José Landaeta and Maria Candelaria Arévalo) were free mulatos. He studied music with Juan Manuel Olivares.

He was a participant in the Venezuelan War of Independence and writer of religious and patriotic songs.

He died in Cumaná.

Today, the Venezuelan National Conservatory of Music is named for him.