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Elizabeth Town Gazette
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
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A Kingston paper reports catastrophic population decline in Venezuela's Caracas province due to revolutionary war since 1810, with over 222,000 deaths from combat, famine, and earthquakes; city of Caracas down from 31,613 to 20,408 souls by 1816.
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"We have often reverted to the desolating ravages of the war in the province of Venezuela. The statement now subjoined, exhibits a melancholy account of the dreadful destruction which has taken place during the few years past. The Caracas Gazette some time since published an enumeration of the population of that province. at intervals of six years; in order to show the fatal effects of the revolutionary war. now carried on there.
"The province of Caracas in 1809, contained 420,000 inhabitants; at this day, more than two-fifths have perished.
"In 1810. the city of Caracas numbered 31,613 souls: in 1816 they had decreased to 20,408; and they still diminish in number.
"The town of Calabozo in 1810 contained 3788 persons; in 1816, only 1860.
"Villa de Cura, Victoria. La Guayra, and other towns have suffered in the same proportion.
The writer computes, besides, that the following places have lost—
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Island of Margaritta, 5,000
District of Barcelona. 12,000
Cumana, 15,000
Barinas, 12,000
Maracaybo, 6,000
Coro, 4,000
54,000
Two-fifths of the population of the province of Caracas as stated above. 168,000
Total number of souls who have perished by the sword, famine, and earthquakes, in the Captain Generalship, since the year 1810, 222,000
"Four hundred youth were studying in our college, and would have been one day the ornament of the country, and in part have held her destinies in their hands.—There are not now one hundred in the college, and many of them are but just learning letters. Most of the four hundred were dragged by the triumvir Rivas from their studies, and perished in November. 1813. on the mountains of Vigirima.
"Of the many musicians that Caracas possessed, our only remain. There were fifty seven lawyers in the city in 1810 and there are now but twenty-four. There then existed thirty-eight physicians, and only twelve now remain."
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Province Of Caracas, Venezuela
Event Date
Since 1810 To 1816
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total 222,000 souls perished by sword, famine, and earthquakes since 1810; province of caracas lost over two-fifths (168,000) of 420,000 inhabitants; city of caracas decreased from 31,613 in 1810 to 20,408 in 1816; other towns and districts lost thousands as detailed.
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Enumeration from Caracas Gazette shows fatal effects of revolutionary war on population; specific declines in cities like Calabozo (from 3,788 to 1,860), Villa de Cura, Victoria, La Guayra; additional losses in Margaritta (5,000), Barcelona (12,000), Cumana (15,000), Barinas (12,000), Maracaybo (6,000), Coro (4,000); college students reduced from 400 to under 100, many killed under Rivas in 1813; musicians, lawyers (from 57 to 24), physicians (from 38 to 12) severely diminished.