Felipe Ricardos

Juan Francisco de León surrenders after the anti-monopoly revolt

📅 9 February 1752

Juan Francisco de León surrendered to Spanish authorities and gave testimony in the Caracas city council chamber. The surrender followed the 1749–1752 movement against the Guipuzcoan Company and its...

Authorities send De León and his son to prison in Cádiz

📅 28 March 1752

Governor Felipe Ricardos ordered Juan Francisco de León and his son Nicolás sent to the La Carraca prison in Cádiz. Other supporters were executed or imprisoned. This punishment extended the...