Antonio Leocadio Guzmán
Venezuelan politician, journalist and military leader
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Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Águeda (Caracas, Venezuela, November 5, 1801 - November 13, 1884) was a Venezuelan politician, journalist, and military leader.[1] He was the father of Antonio Guzmán Blanco.[1] He was the founder of the Liberal Party.[1] From 1847 until 1851, he was the vice president of Venezuela, under president José Tadeo Monagas.[citation needed]
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán | |
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| Vice President of Venezuela | |
| In office 1847–1851 | |
| President | José Tadeo Monagas |
| Preceded by | Diego Bautista Urbaneja |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Herrera |
| In office 1863–1868 | |
| President | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón |
| Preceded by | Pedro Gual Escandón |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished Eventually Jesús Ramón Ayala |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 31 October 1848 – 5 February 1849 | |
| President | José Tadeo Monagas |
| In office 6 May 1870 – 16 September 1872 | |
| President | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1801 |
| Died | 13 November 1884 (aged 83) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
He was a candidate in the fraudulent 1846 Venezuelan presidential election.[2] His supporters rebelled after his loss in the election.[2]
Early life and education
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Águeda was born in Caracas[citation needed] on November 5, 1801. He was the son of Josefa Agueda Garcia and Antonio de Mata Guzmán, known as captain of the Queen battalion quartered in Caracas.[1] In 1812 Guzman was sent to Spain by his father to avoid difficulties in Venezuela, where he was educated by liberal tutors in the Iberian Peninsula.[1] He returned to Caracas in 1823.[1]
