Julián Castro Contreras was a Venezuelan military officer and the president of Venezuela between 1858 and 1859.
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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
Julián Castro (Venezuelan politician)
…president on 18 March. His presidency was troubled, with scandals (the Urrutia Protocol affair, among others), coup attempts, and the beginning of the Federal War (February 1859), led by Ezequiel Zamora and Juan Crisóstomo Falcón. On 2 August 1859 he was imprisoned by some military officers, including the Military…
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.