Revolution of Quebracho was a civil-military uprising of the Colorado Party and the Blanco Party against the presidency of

Máximo Santos Máximo Benito Santos Barbosa (15 April 1847 – 19 May 1889) was a Uruguayan political and military figure. Background Santos pursued a career in the military, prior to serving as Minister for War from 1880 to 1882. He was a member of the Color ...

. It took place in March 1886 in Quebracho,

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del Uruguay. Among the revolutionaries were Lorenzo Batlle, Juan Campisteguy and Claudio Williman, future presidents of Uruguay. The preparations for this revolution took place in

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and Entre Ríos, when members of the Colorado Party, the Blanco Party, and the Constitutional party agreed to organize an armed uprising against the Santos presidency. This conflict culminated after the Battle of Soto, in which government troops under the command of General Máximo Tajes, defeated the revolutionary coalition.

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