Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Juan Crisóstomo Falcón

Role / Field:

Venezuelan statesman and President of Venezuela (1863-1868)

Born:

1820-01-27

Died:

1870-04-29

Century / Era:

1820s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868. Falcón was a member of the Liberal Venezuelan Federalist Party, and had been exiled to Curaçao after the Conservative March Revolution of 1858. At the outbreak of the Federal War, he returned to Venezuela as the supreme chief of the rebel movement in August 1859. When his military leader Ezequiel Zamora, was killed in January 1860, Falcón, also took over as head of the Federalist army.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

His suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Coplé in February 1860, after which his army disintegrated. After the Battle of Coplé, the Federal War transformed mainly into a successful guerrilla warfare campaign, which ended in a victory for the Federalists in 1863, and the Treaty of Coche, which made him the new President of Venezuela. He served as the recognized president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868, when the conservative Blue Revolution headed by General José Tadeo Monagas ended his term as president. Also, he was briefly overthrown in 1865. At the end of his presidential term, Falcón emigrated to Europe.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He died in Martinique in 1870. The state of Falcón is named...

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