F unctions of the Circulatory System. 1  To carry digested food from the small intestine to all areas in the body which need it. 2  To carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. 3  To aid in the disposal of all wastes from the body. 4  To distribute heat.
On July 5, 1811, seven of the ten provinces of the Captaincy General of Venezuela declared their independence in the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence. The First Republic of Venezuela was lost in 1812 following the 1812 Caracas earthquake and the Battle of La Victoria (1812).
Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The leftist New Jewel Movement seized power in a coup in 1979, suspending the constitution. After a 1983 internal power struggle ended with the deposition and murder of revolutionary prime minister Maurice Bishop, the invasion began early on 25 October 1983.