Federal War
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The Federal War — also known as the Great War or the 5 Year War — was a civil war in Venezuela between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party over the monopoly the Conservatives held over govern
Combat of Maiquetía, during the beginning of the Federal War, 2 September 1859
Battle of Santa Inés, the first major conflict during the Federal War
Ezequiel Zamora, the federalist who won the battle of Santa Inés, 1859.
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
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Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1877, from 1879 until 1
Federal War
…establishment of a Federalist government Belligerents Federalists Conservative Government Commanders and leaders Ezequiel Zamora † Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Antonio Guzmán Blanco Francisco Linares Alcántara Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual Juan Antonio Sotillo Julián Castro José Antonio Páez Pedro Gual Escandón Manuel Felipe de Tovar…
Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar
Guzman (center forefront) and his cabinet
Guzman near the end of his life in 1895.
Antigua tumba de Guzmán Blanco. Cementerio de Passy, París