The Barquisimeto rebellion began with an uprising of conservatives in Cumaná,Venezuela in August 1853 demanding the return of José Antonio Páez. The rebellion was quickly defeated by the government, which increased the size of its army to ten thousand men.
| Barquisimeto rebellion | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Venezuelan civil wars | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Conservative rebels | Liberal Government | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Juan Bautista Rodríguez | José Gregorio Monagas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 soldiers | 10,000 soldiers | ||||||
Outcome
editA mutiny of 3000 men broke out in Barquisimeto on 12 July 1854[1] under the command of Juan Bautista Rodríguez.[2] He divided them into three battalions for a combined offensive inland.
Fifteen days later, Rodríguez and 1,700 soldiers were defeated near his city by 2,500 government troops. On 28 July 1,000 rebels led by Antonio José Vásquez surrendered. The third battalion dissolved in the Portuguesa state into guerrilla bands. A new rebellion of 150 soldiers broke out on 31 July in the same city, but by mid-August, they had surrendered.[3][4]
Juan Bautista Rodríguez was defeated by the Government at Chaparral and was arrested in Quíbor on 13 August 1854. He was executed the next day in Laguna de la Piedra, a place near Barquisimeto.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1854 - Cronología de historia de Venezuela". bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Rodríguez, Juan Bautista | Fundación Empresas Polar". bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Dixon, Jeffrey S. & Meredith Reid Sarkees (2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816–2014. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506317984.
- ^ «Aguinagalde, Ildefonso». Diccionario de Historia de la Fundación Empresas Polar.
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