Brief historical review of the territorial conflict over Guayana Esequiba, emphasizing the role played by Great Britain and the United States in said plot

Abstract

The bets of this article are part of a historical story about the origin, its consolidation and political-territorial transformations, which has suffered the territorial extension known as Guayana Esequiba or Esequibo Territory, which is located in the north of South America in a space of 159,500 km2 (approx.) embedded between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, its historical property, and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, which occupies it de facto. Emphasis is placed on showing the intention and performance of the British Empire and the United States of America, throughout the process leading up to the well-known and conflicting Arbitral Award of Paris of 1899, especially the events preceding it. It can be affirmed that in this process there was bad faith on the part of both powers against Venezuela.