One of the lists I used to determine the membership of the Consulado actually pre-dates its creation in 1793. This is the preliminary list drawn up by Intendant Saavedra in 1786, with the names of worthy individuals who might be called upon to form a Guild. The other lists are for 1805–6, or well into the Consulado's short life. Space limitations do not permit the reproduction of these lists, but they are easily accessible in printed and secondary works. For 1786 and 1806 see Federico Brito Figueroa, La Estructura Economica de Venezuela Colonial, 2nd ed. (Caracas, 1978), pp. 247–8 and 436–7. For merchants in 1805 see Idelfonso Leal (ed.), Documentos del Real Consulado de Caracas (Caracas, 1964), pp. 33–6. The only addition from original sources is the list of hacendados for 1805. See A.G.I., Caracas 803, memorial by junta of agriculturalists dated 11 March 1805, included in a despatch by Arce to the Crown on the province's finances, 9 April 1805.

What follows below is a catalogue of the wills I have found pertaining to members of the Consulado. They are classified under the headings of Hacendados, Comerciantes and Mercaderes, with further subdivisions into those names included in the 1786 list and those from the 1805–6 lists. I have also distinguished between individuals for whom I have a personal will, and those for whom information is only indirectly available through the will of a relative. The reference number following the names is to the Bibliographical Appendix.