The Last Days of Gómez: Caudillo, Oil, and Venezuela's Modern Birth — Fexingo History copertina

The Last Days of Gómez: Caudillo, Oil, and Venezuela's Modern Birth — Fexingo History

The Last Days of Gómez: Caudillo, Oil, and Venezuela's Modern Birth — Fexingo History

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final years of Juan Vicente Gómez's brutal 27-year dictatorship, focusing on the 1928 student protests known as the Generation of '28 — the first major challenge to his rule. They discuss how the oil boom transformed Venezuela into a rentier state, the role of the army and the infamous La Rotunda prison, and the strange cultural legacy of Gómez himself: a man who modernized the country while crushing all dissent. The conversation also touches on the rise of Rómulo Betancourt and the exile networks that would later shape democratic Venezuela. Specific details include the student leader Jóvito Villalba, the events of Semana del Estudiante, the death of Gómez in 1935, and the spontaneous celebrations that followed — a turning point that set the stage for everything from Punto Fijo to Chavismo.

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