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José Antonio Páez
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José Antonio Páez is a Comandante General in Civilization VI. His unit provides +5 Combat Strength and +1 Movement to land units within 2 tiles.
Páez can be retired to grant a bonus +4 Combat Strength to the owner's Cavalry class units within 2 tiles.
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José Antionio Páez, named the “Centaur of the Plains” owing to his skill on horseback, was, according to history author Mike Duncan, a “short, stocky illiterate cowboy,” born on the “llanos,” a grassy plain in the remote south of Venezuela. Before his military career, Páez was, before his military career, a ranch hand and cattleman. But as the wave of revolution swept over South America, Páez organized a band of llaneros – Venezuelan cowboys – into a stunningly efficient cavalry. In this, he operated often independently of Bolívar, refusing attempts
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General Páez (1790-1873)* is considered amongst the most significant and victorious fighters against the Spanish Crown, a notable figure in the History of Venezuelan War of Independence and a great influence in the history of South America during the 19th century. He later led Venezuela’s breakaway from Gran Colombia becoming the first president of the Republic of Venezuela and governed his country’s politics for nearly two decades (1830–1835; 1839–1843).
After fights over power, he was forced to exile from his country in 1850 and did not return to motherland until 1858 during the Federal War. At his arrival, he was requested as the Leader of the armies to calm the disturbances that governed the country. Unfortunately in spite of having the full support of the government, he could not dominate them. Therein is arising reputation as a dictator, something that he really never came to be (1861–1863).
After turbulent years, he withdrew voluntarily to the United States, arrivi
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International Spotlight: Historic Panorama of Clarinet Teaching in Venezuela and the Latin American Clarinet Academy (English Version)
Originally published in The Clarinet 49/1 (December 2021). Printed copies of The Clarinet are available for ICA members.
International Spotlight
“International Spotlight” showcases perspectives from the global clarinet community. The Clarinet welcomes submissions from ICA country chairs and other members about historical topics, performance practice, pedagogy, people, institutions, clarinet conferences or festivals, and other trends in clarinet communities around the world; please send items to [email protected].
English Version
by David Medina Rodriguez, with translation by Victor Padilla
Spanish Version can be found here
There are many cases of Latin American clarinetists who were from Venezuela or studied there, and who have performed on many national and international stages, which shows their level of technical and