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).
We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).