Revindicating Revolution
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Date29 December 1878 – 13 February 1879
Location
Result
Revindicating victory. Guzmán Blanco returns to the presidency.
| Revindicating Revolution | |||||||
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| Part of the Venezuelan civil wars | |||||||
 General Joaquín Crespo after the battle of La Victoria in 1879. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Restoration Army loyal to Antonio Guzmán Blanco | Government of the United States of Venezuela | ||||||
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José Gregorio Cedeño Joaquín Crespo |
Francisco Linares Alcántara José Gregorio Valera | ||||||
The Revindicating Revolution was a civil war in Venezuela between supporters and opponents of Antonio Guzmán Blanco, fought between December 1878 and February 1879.[1]
The government of President Francisco Linares Alcántara (February 1877 - November 1878) had been characterized by strong anti-Guzmancism, toppling statues of his predecessor Guzmán Blanco and persecuting his supporters. When Linares Alcántara died unexpectedly from a bronchial condition in November 1878, the Constituent Assembly elected Linares Alcántara supporter José Gregorio Valera as President of the Republic.[1]