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 aim was to assure Venezuelan elites that they wouldn't face negative consequences for working with Domingo de Monteverde and the royalist forces. This Decree marked the shift from viewing the Venezuelan war of liberation as a mere rebellion or civil war within a Spanish colony, to recognizing it as a full-blown international conflict between Venezuela and Spain.