Timeline Thursday 26 March 1812

Events on Thursday 26 March 1812 1

• 1812 Caracas earthquake Devastating quake kills thousands in Venezuela during the independence war A powerful earthquake struck Caracas and other towns in Venezuela on 26 March 1812, killing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. The disaster struck during the Venezuelan War of Independence and was seized on by royalists as a sign of divine judgment against the revolutionary cause. Much of Caracas had to be rebuilt.