London, 9 November 1821. Recently arrived here letters from the East Indies, including letters from Sint Thomas dated 10 September. According to the latter letters blockaded the Spanish the harbour of Laguyara with just one frigate. A frigate which was even worse equipped proving that Colombia didn’t posses a navy to break this blockade. When Colombia still had a navy, Brion was her admiral (1). But he tendered his resignation and returned to his birth country Curacao.
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1. used as source http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Luis_Brion. Pedro Luis Brión Philippus Lodovicus (Pedro Luis) Brión born and died at Curacao 6 July 1782-27 September 1821). Al soldier in the Batavian army he fought against the British and taken prisoner. Released he returned to Curacao, which island later was occupied by the British and he fled to the United States of America, where studied economy and navigation science. Between 1803-1807 he lived again at Curacao and fled when the British occupied the island again towards Saint Thomas. In 1814 Simón Bolívar appointed him as commanding officer of a frigate and in 1815 he bought the 24-gun Dardo in England. After defeating the Spanish he was promoted in the rank of admiral. In 1817 he founded the Venezuelan admiralty and the corps marines. Being in the terminal stadium of tuberculosis he returned to Curacao dying a day after his arrival. His remains were later buried in Caracas. The Nederlansche Staatscourant dated 20 November 1821 published a small news item dealing with his death. The item was originally dated New York, 17 October which mentioned his death around 21.00 27 September at the age of 39 and he was buried in the family vault at Huize Rozental.
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1. used as source http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Luis_Brion. Pedro Luis Brión Philippus Lodovicus (Pedro Luis) Brión born and died at Curacao 6 July 1782-27 September 1821). Al soldier in the Batavian army he fought against the British and taken prisoner. Released he returned to Curacao, which island later was occupied by the British and he fled to the United States of America, where studied economy and navigation science. Between 1803-1807 he lived again at Curacao and fled when the British occupied the island again towards Saint Thomas. In 1814 Simón Bolívar appointed him as commanding officer of a frigate and in 1815 he bought the 24-gun Dardo in England. After defeating the Spanish he was promoted in the rank of admiral. In 1817 he founded the Venezuelan admiralty and the corps marines. Being in the terminal stadium of tuberculosis he returned to Curacao dying a day after his arrival. His remains were later buried in Caracas. The Nederlansche Staatscourant dated 20 November 1821 published a small news item dealing with his death. The item was originally dated New York, 17 October which mentioned his death around 21.00 27 September at the age of 39 and he was buried in the family vault at Huize Rozental.
