Francisco Alvarado Arellano

After the end of the war Alvarado started to gain interest in regional politics. He is soon assigned the position of prefect of Táriba. He was later designated as member of the Legislation representing Colón, and in 1867 he would be elected a national representative for the state of Tachira.

Alvarez spent two years (1868–1870) in exile back in Cucuta. This was because his political standings contradicted the vision of the successful Revolucion Azul (1868). In 1870 Alvarez was able to return to Venezuela after Antonio Guzmán Blanco took control of the country. After returning to Tachira he quickly got to work, being named State procurer and later Director of Arms for the region. During this period he also assisted as national delegate for his home state of Gran Estado Los Andes.

Between 1884 and 1885, he served as governor of Tachira. Towards the end of 1886, he also became president of the Gran Estate Los Andes. That same year there was a surprise insurrection led by Officer Jorge Torcuato Colina, who took control of the state of Tachira.

After a short exile in Colombia, Alvarado Arellano returned as a strong antiguzmantist and was appointed as senator in the National Congress for the state of Tachira.

In 1899, president Ignacio Andrade offers him the lead of a division of the army to stop the invasion of Cipriano Castro, but Alvarado would renounce this position as he found himself disagreeing with the positions of this fellow military leaders.^[1]

After retiring from public life, Alvarado wrote a book titled Memorias de un tachirense del siglo XIX, detailing his life during the turbulent times Venezuela suffered.

Alvarado died in extreme poverty and alone, October 5, 1917.^[1]