Santiago Merino - The First to Convince Black and Mixed Race Men to Join His Army

After miranda surrendered in july 18 12, merino had fled the country. He went to british trinidad where his family owned some property and he had personal connections. But as reports filtered back up to him about all the terms of the peace that monteverde was breaking, morino could take it no more. So he gathered a small band of forty five hard corps patriot exiles in january 18 13. This is just as believe or is, finishing the magdalena campaign. And they all sailed back down to venezuela to re start the war in the east.