Pedia's Life and Work in the Spanish Navy

Padia was born in the port city of riohacha, northeast of cardagena, in 17 84. He joined the spanish navy as a porter and spent three years as a prisoner of war before returning to cartagena when first cries of liberty started sweeping through south america. Pedia found himself an eager patriot supporting all the early independent efforts in cartagena and lending them what assistance he could. In april of 18 23, general pedia became the highest in pardo officer in the venezuelan army,. taking the mantle that had once been held by manuel pr whose fate pedia would himself share in a few short years.