The document's ultimate goal was to assure the Venezuelan elites that they would not be unfavorably treated for having collaborated with Domingo de Monteverde and the royalist authorities. The Decree was the first step in transforming the common and legal view of the Venezuelan war of liberation from a mere rebellion (or at best a civil war) taking place in one of Spain's colonies, to a full-fledged international war between two distinct countries, Venezuela and Spain.
The document's objective was to reassure Venezuelan elites that they would not be treated unfairly for collaborating with Domingo de Monteverde and the royalist authorities. The Decree marked the beginning of shifting public perception from a rebellion or civil war in a Spanish colony to a full-fledged international conflict between Venezuela and Spain.