Dictatorship of Francisco de Miranda

The dictatorship of Francisco de Miranda (1812) was the third and final government of the First Republic of Venezuela. It succeeded the Second Triumvirate in 1812 during the Venezuelan War of Independence. Miranda, then a deputy, was appointed Dictator Plenipotentiary and Supreme Chief by the First National Congress of Venezuela as its final act before dissolving amidst severe national instability.

The government began shortly after the 1812 Caracas earthquake. It lasted nearly two months, and following Miranda's capitulation to the Spanish Empire, the First Republic collapsed. Miranda attempted to flee but was captured by Simón Bolívar and other subordinate officers, who handed him over to Domingo de Monteverde. Miranda was subsequently imprisoned in Spain, where he died.

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