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Pedro Felipe Camejo | |
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| Nickname(s) | Negro Primero |
| Born | March 30, 1790 (1790-03-30) San Juan de Payara,Captaincy General of Venezuela,Spanish Empire |
| Died | June 24, 1821 (1821-06-25) (aged 31) Tocuyito,Gran Colombia |
| Allegiance |  Gran Colombia |
| Years of service | 1809 - 1821 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Venezuelan War of Independence Battle of Las Queseras del Medio Battle of Carabobo |
| Awards | Order of the Liberators |
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Pedro Camejo, also known asNegro Primero ("The First Black"), was aVenezuelan soldier that fought with the Royal Army and later with the Independence Army during theVenezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank oflieutenant in the army ofSimón Bolívar. The nickname Negro Primero was inspired by his bravery and skill in handling spears, and because he was always in the first line of attack on the battlefield.
Pedro Camejo was born a slave, property of a Spanish royalist Vincente Alonzo on March 30, 1790, inSan Juan de Payara. He gained his freedom in 1816 after enlisting in the military to fight in the war for independence.[1] Camejo was one of the 150 lancers who participated in theBattle of Las Queseras del Medio, later receiving the Order of Liberators of Venezuela for his participation. In theBattle of Carabobo, he fought with one of the cavalry regiments of the first division commanded by José Antonio Páez.Eduardo Blanco, in his bookVenezuela Heroica, describes the moment when Camejo presented himself before General Páez with an unfailing voice said to him: "My general, I come to tell you goodbye, because I am dead".[citation needed]
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