Juan Germán Roscio

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Juan Germán Roscio
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office
25 April 1810  2 March 1811
President Cristóbal Mendoza
Succeeded by Pedro Gual
Vice President of the Republic of Colombia
In office
March 21, 1820  March 10, 1821
President Simón Bolívar
Personal details
Born (1763-05-27)27 May 1763
San José de Tiznados, Guárico
Died 10 March 1821(1821-03-10) (aged 57)
Cúcuta, Colombia
Profession lawyer, politician
Religion Roman Catholic
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Juan Germán Roscio (27 May 1763 10 March 1821) was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician of Italian background. He served as the secretary of foreign affairs for the Junta of Caracas[1] and the main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence.[2] Roscio was also the chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811.

Notes

  1. "Venezuelan Government" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2007. 
  2. "Juan Germán Roscio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2007. 


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