The Battle of Niquitao was a part of the Venezuelan War of Independence which took place on 2 July 1813 in Boconó.

[1] After the destruction of the First Venezuelan Republic by Domingo de Monteverde, most pro-independence politicians and soldiers, among them Simón Bolívar, went into exile in New Granada.

After four long hours, the Patriot cavalry also attacked, turning the battle in their favor, by overrunning the Royalist rearguard.

The surviving Royalists managed to retreat to Nutrias and San Fernando de Apure.

On 6 August 1813, the Admirable Campaign ended, when Brigadier Simón Bolívar was able to make his triumphant entry into Caracas.