Venezuelans, an Army of Brothers, Has Come to Liberate You

On june fifteenth, 18 13, belivar issued the most infamous declaration of his career. He is promising summary execution to spaniards and canarians who are not just caught under arms or helping the royalist cause. And this was talking about death for anyone who even tries to stay neutral. Now it might not be apparent at first blush, but what belivar is proposing here is the abandonment of traditional rules of war.