20-415: Ricaurte may refer to: People [ edit ] Antonio Ricaurte , Colombian revolutionary Andrés Ricaurte , Colombian footballer Places [ edit ] Ricaurte Province , Boyacá Ricaurte, Cundinamarca , Colombia Ricaurte, Nariño , Colombia Ricaurte , TransMilenio station Ricaurte Municipality , Venezuela Topics referred to by
40-475: A decentralised system of government often has significant separation of powers and local self-governance . Centralisation of authority is the systematic and consistent concentration of authority at a central point or in a person within the organization. This idea was first introduced in the Qin dynasty of China. The Qin government was highly bureaucratic and was administered by a hierarchy of officials, all serving
60-425: Is decentralisation , where authority is shared among numerous different groups, allowing varying degree of autonomy for each. The term has a variety of meanings in several fields. In political science , centralisation refers to the concentration of a government's power—both geographically and politically—into a centralised government , which has sovereignty over all its administrative divisions . Conversely,
80-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Antonio Ricaurte Antonio Clemente José María Bernabé Ricaurte Lozano (June 10, 1786 – March 25, 1814) was a patriot of the Independence of Colombia and Venezuela and captain of Bolívar's army . He is remembered as the martyr of the Battle of San Mateo , where, in a heroic action, he blasted an enemy stronghold by immolating himself. Antonio Ricaurte
100-467: Is held by a few individuals. Centralisation of authority has several advantages and disadvantages. The benefits include: Disadvantages, on the other hand are as follows: As written in V.I. Lenin’s book, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism , "The remarkably rapid concentration of production in ever-larger enterprises are one of the most characteristic features of capitalism." He researched
120-546: Is named for him. Captain Ricaurte's heroic action is also remembered in the last verse of Colombia's National Anthem : Spanish : Ricaurte en San Mateo, en átomos volando, "Deber antes que vida," con llamas escribió. English : Ricaurte in San Mateo, in atoms flying, "Duty before life," with flames he wrote. Centralisation Centralisation or centralization (see English spelling differences )
140-464: Is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making, and framing strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group within that organisation. This creates a power structure where the said group occupies the highest level of hierarchy and has significantly more authority and influence over the other groups, who are considered its subordinates. An antonym of centralisation
160-473: The San Mateo estate , property of Simón Bolívar, was placed under the custody of Ricaurte and a small troop of fifty soldiers. During the royalists' attack, the army under the royalists' Second Commander Francisco Tomás Morales took hold of most of the estate, including the main house, which was used as the principal ammunition depot. Realizing how the battle of San Mateo would be lost if the main house remained in
180-561: The First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang . The Qin dynasty practised all the things that Han Feizi taught, allowing Qin Shi Huang to own and control all his territories, including those conquered from other countries. Zheng and his advisers ended feudalism in China by setting up new laws and regulations under a centralised and bureaucratic government with a rigid centralisation of authority. The acts for
200-545: The centralists and fought on their side in the first civil war of New Granada . He fought the battle of Alto de la Virgen in Ventaquemada , where his troops were defeated on December 2, 1812. Subsequently, on January 9, 1813, he participated in the battle of San Victorino in Santafé , which gave the triumph to the centralists. In 1813 he was recruited in the army of New Granada under the then brigadier Simón Bolívar , to fight for
220-564: The colonial bureaucracy and through whose influence Ricaurte was appointed chamber scribe and secretary of the Accounts Tribunal of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada . He participated in the revolutionary acts of July 20, 1810, in Bogotá , as a rebel against the colonial regime; for his bold performance, his comrades gave him the nickname El Chispero ("the spark lighter"). The commanders of
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#1733106386895240-443: The development of production and decided to develop the concept of production as a centralised framework, from individual and scattered small workshops into large factories, leading the capitalism to the world. This is guided by the idea that once concentration of production develops into a particular level, it will become a monopoly, like party organisations of Cartel, Syndicate, and Trust. Most businesses deal with issues relating to
260-406: The hands of the royalists, Captain Ricaurte ordered his men to leave and lit a barrel of gunpowder inside one of the ammunition storage facilities of the main house, thus killing himself and a large number of the royalist troops who were readily occupying the precincts. During the momentary disorder which followed the explosion, Bolívar seized the opportunity and launched an attack to regain control of
280-418: The implementation are needed after delegation. Therefore, the authority for taking the decisions can be spread with the help of the delegation of the authority. The centralisation of authority can be done immediately, if complete concentration is given at the decision-making stage for any position. The centralisation can be done with a position or at a level in an organisation. Ideally, the decision-making power
300-413: The liberty of Venezuela , in what is known as the " Admirable Campaign ." In this first "Liberating Army," he fought at the battles of La Grita (April 13), Carache (June 19), Niquitao (July 2), and Taguanes (July 31) among others. In 1814 a series of battles between patriots and royalists took place in a region called Valles de Aragua (Valleys of Aragua ), in what is now Venezuela. The main house of
320-502: The main house and later the whole of the estate. The Battle of San Mateo ended with the resounding triumph of the patriots' army. It was later estimated the royalists lost more than ten times as many soldiers as the patriots during the battle. Antonio Ricaurte was a fervent freemason and to date the Lodge of Zulia State , Venezuela, is named in his honor. Ricaurte Municipality in Cojedes
340-632: The revolution entrusted him with the mission of keeping watch over the Viceroy Antonio Amat y Borbón at the Accounts Tribunal. When the patriot militias were organized, Ricaurte was incorporated to the infantry battalion of the National Guard, with the rank of lieutenant . During the first years of the United Provinces of New Granada , when a division between centralists and federalists occurred, Ricaurte supported Antonio Nariño and
360-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ricaurte . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ricaurte&oldid=1008605797 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
380-532: The specifics of centralisation or decentralisation of decision-making. The key question is either whether the authority should manage all the things at the centre of a business (centralised), or whether it should be delegated far away from the centre (decentralised). The choice between centralised or decentralised varies. Many large businesses necessarily involve some extent of decentralisation and some extent of centralisation when it begins to operate from several places or any new units and markets added. According to
400-682: Was born into a family with a military tradition. He was the son of Esteban Ricaurte and María Clemencia Lozano, who was the daughter of Jorge Lozano de Peralta, Marquis of San Jorge , renowned collaborator of the Revolt of the Comuneros of 1781 against the rule of the Spanish Crown . He studied at the San Bartolomé School in Bogotá between 1799 and 1804, and later married Juana Martínez Camacho, niece of patriot Joaquín Camacho, who mentored him into
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