The Revindicating Revolution was a civil war in

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between supporters and opponents of

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio José Ramón de La Trinidad y María Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1 ...

, fought between December 1878 and February 1879.

Origin

The government of President

Francisco Linares Alcántara Francisco de Paula Linares Alcántara (13 April 1825 – 30 November 1878) was the president of Venezuela (1877–1878) and a member of the Liberal Party of Venezuela. Personal life Francisco Linares Alcántara was born on April 13, 1825 in ...

(February 1877 - November 1878) had been characterized by strong anti-Guzmancism, toppling statues of his predecessor Guzmán Blanco and persecuting his supporters. When Linares Alcántara died unexpectedly from a bronchial condition in November 1878, the Constituent Assembly elected Linares Alcántara supporter José Gregorio Valera as President of the Republic.

Actions

was appointed Vice President, a position he refused to accept, proclaiming on 29 December 1878 the autonomy of the

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and ignoring the Valera government. The rebels recognized former President General Antonio Guzmán Blanco, who was in exile in Paris, as their supreme leader. Cedeño, head of the Revindicator troops, led the campaign during January 1879. José Gregorio Valera tried to quell the rebellion, but was defeated in the battle of La Victoria on 6 February 1879, in which a total of 2,000 soldiers were killed or wounded.Batalla de La Victoria
/ref> On 13 February, the Revindicator Army entered

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and Guzmán Blanco returned to power.

Bibliography

* Rondón Márquez, Rafael Ángel (1952). ''Guzmán Blanco, el autócrata civilizador''. Madrid: Imprenta García Vicente. * Guzmán Blanco, Antonio (1879). ''La Reivindicación. Documentos del General Guzmán Blanco''. Caracas: Imprenta de la Gaceta Oficial.

References

{{Reflist Wars involving Venezuela 1870s in Venezuela 1879 in Venezuela