In 1941 the United States declared war to Rome, Berlin and Tokyo. At that date, the Italian merchant ships “Baccicin Padre”, “Teresa Odero”, “Jole Faccio” and “Trottiela”, as well as the German ship “Sesostris” were anchored at Puerto Cabello. Once the news were known and fearing to be captured by the enemy, their crews set fire to the vessels, and their officers were detained by local authorities. Of these ships, the “Sesostris” remains sunk at Isla Larga.

Facsimile of a prohibition to sail issued to the English brig Ardivar, and granted by a Court of First Instance at Puerto Cabello.

Manual of the subaltern administration of Municipal revenues which is opened to keep the accounts, beginning from 1st July 1831 through the end of August of the same year, as instructed by the Provincial Council of Carabobo in Decree dated 9th March 9th of this year, in charge of Revenues’ Administrator Elias Moreno 31st July 1831.

Printed version of the Diary of the Attack to Puerto Cabello by the English fleet under the command of Adm. Charles Knowles. Caracas, 1959.

British Admiral Charles Knowles

In 1743 the British Admiral Charles Knowles and his well armed fleet set sail against the ports of La Guaira and Puerto Cabello, on the Venezuelan coast, in order to please the English crown's desires to invade these important points of South America; and to get the lucrative businesses of the Compañía Guipuzcoana, who has the monopoly of the trade between the new world and Spain. Despite the superiority of the British fleet, the Adm. Knowles was defeated in an action whose details can be read in the different accounts left by Spanish and British officers.