Venezuela: Oil & Blood. Introduction
Channel: Pirate History
Date: 14/09/2019

In the northernmost corner of South America lies a country that some might have heard off in recent years but that, more often than not, is known only vaguely through hearsay and references. 

Still, so many key roles taken by this people throughout history and have been overlooked by the public, roles with a large impact on the continent and the history of the world.

On this series, I will try to tell you the story of this land and its people. How a territory became forever married to the idea of wealth of resources and how that has been the driver for most of our history. A country that was born through one of the bloodiests wars of the XIX century, to fall again into self destruction years later and then finally give up the old ways of armed revolution to embrace democracy. A democracy that lasted longer than many of the current strong ones in South America, only to be sequestered through demagogy and populism and to return to the armed revolution days.

I welcome you then on this journey. The main source for the project is the series of books by Rafael Arráiz Lucca, starting with "Venezuela: 1498-1728, Conquista y urbanización" . 

Let's begin then the exploration of the history of Venezuela: a history written in oil and blood.