Timoteo Aparicio was a Uruguayan politician and military figure that was a member of the National Party who was most notable for spearheading the

Revolution of the Lances The Revolution of the Lances (''Revolución de las Lanzas'') occurred in Uruguay from September 12, 1870 to April 6, 1872. Parties Led by Timoteo Aparicio, leader of the National Party of Uruguay (the Blancos) and a former army officer, it wa ...

Biography

He spent a good part of his life in the

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and from there he defended the causes of the National Party, throughout the national territory. The

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was one of the most important events in his life as a revolutionary. Their first confrontations took place with

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, in 1836 and later in the

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, when the Great War and the Government of Cerrito . During the Presidency of

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, he faced the forces of General

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on several occasions. After the triumph of Flores in 1865, the white caudillo emigrated to

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. He returned in 1870, crossing the

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at the height of Gualeguaychú , to start the

, named after the weapon that he'd prefer using. In Paso Severino, between the current towns of Mendoza Chico and 25 de Mayo and on September 12 of that year, he faced forces loyal to President

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, who was defeated and successfully overthrown. The Convention of April 6, 1872 put an end to this armed struggle and lead to cooperation between the Colorados and Nationals. In January 1875, when the constitutional President

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was overthrown, the National Party, headed by General Timoteo Aparicio, offered to restore it but was rejected. The continuous armed struggles in which he participated forced him to abandon his job, in addition to having mortgaged his house and lands in favor of the revolutionary cause. In times of peace he was a very appreciated and supportive neighbor, dedicating himself to working the land with his own hands to survive; He ended his days in the midst of poverty, and after a painful ailment. He was a respected man admired by co-religionists and also by his adversaries and proof of this was that a government of the Colorado Party which he opposed and conferred the rank of General on him. In 2010, Aparicio's remains were moved from

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to the pantheon of the unknown soldier in the city of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aparicio, Timoteo 1814 births 1882 deaths Uruguayan National Army generals National Party (Uruguay) politicians