Columbus’s first landfall on continental America was in Venezuela. The colonists who followed settled at first only on the narrow coastal strip. Later the lure of gold led them inland. At the beginning of the 19th century a patriot rose up in Venezuela who inspired the struggle for independence from Spain. This fight for independence, ravaged and impoverished the land. Her present prosperity dates to the development of her oil resources in the last thirty years, and tremendous efforts are being made to recover in a few years the leeway of a century.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011472
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum industry and trade
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Colonization
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Venezuela - Economic conditions
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)