📅 20 February 1859
Tirso Salaverría and a small group of federalists seized the Coro barracks, took weapons, and proclaimed the Federation, beginning the conflict known as the Federal War. Later Venezuelan reference...
📅 25 February 1859
Following the seizure of Coro and proclamation of the Federation, federal insurgents constituted a provisional government in the province. Its published program included freedom of worship, press, and...
📅 23 April 1863
Pedro José Rojas and Antonio Guzmán Blanco concluded the Treaty of Coche near Caracas, setting out an agreement to end the Federal War and establish a political transition. Fundación Empresas Polar...