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[ 0 => '{{Rough translation|es|listed=yes|date=June 2022}}', 1 => '', 2 => '{{Infobox military conflict', 3 => '| conflict = Venezuelan Civil War of 1848-1849', 4 => '| place = [[Venezuela]]', 5 => '| partof = the [[Venezuelan Civil Wars]]', 6 => '| result = Potomonaguist victory', 7 => 'Consolidation of the First Liberal Autocracy until the Revolution of 1859', 8 => '| combatants_header = Belligerents', 9 => '| combatant1 = [[Conservative Party (Venezuela) | Conservative rebels]]', 10 => '| combatant2 = [[Great Liberal Party of Venezuela | Liberal Goverment]]', 11 => '| commander1 = [[José Antonio Páez]]', 12 => '| commander2 = [[José Tadeo Monagas]]', 13 => '| date = 1848-1849', 14 => '}}', 15 => '', 16 => 'The '''civil war of 1848-1849''' was an armed conflict in [[Venezuela]] that pitted the conservatives led by [[José Antonio Páez]] against the newly established liberal government of [[José Tadeo Monagas]].', 17 => '', 18 => '== Background ==', 19 => 'The antecedents of the conflict go back to the [[Peasant insurrection of 1846|Peasant Insurrection of 1846]], after this popular movement led by the [[Great Liberal Party of Venezuela|Liberal Party]] was defeated, [[José Tadeo Monagas]] was chosen as presidential candidate by the conservative party as a figure who could achieve reconciliation between both sides', 20 => '', 21 => 'Monagas triumphs in the elections and assumes the presidency of the republic. [[José Antonio Páez|Páez]] and the conservatives try to control him but he soon distances himself from the conservatives and approaches the liberals. The congress (dominated by the conservative party) tries to prosecute Monagas on charges of constitutional violation but this attempt fails after the [[Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress|congress is stormed]] by a liberal mob and silenced.', 22 => '', 23 => '== Conflict ==', 24 => 'Paez takes up arms on February 4, 1848 in [[Calabozo]], with a proclamation where he appoints himself chief of operations of the armies to restore constitutional order, then he moves to [[Apure]] where he takes [[San Fernando de Apure]]. Monagas highlights General [[Santiago Mariño]] against him, who sends a column against Páez, who is defeated on March 10 at the Battle of Los Araguatos, after which Páez leaves the country<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=González |first=Edgar Esteves |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=d0Cbt9Reh90C&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Las guerras de los caudillos |date=2006 |publisher=El Nacional |isbn=978-980-388-247-1 |language=es}}</ref>.', 25 => '', 26 => 'Meanwhile, the fighting is concentrated in the west of the country, in [[Coro, Venezuela|Coro]] and [[Zulia]]. Páez invaded from [[La Vela de Coro]] in 1849 and penetrated to [[Cojedes, Cojedes|Cojedes]] but when his rearguard was defeated in Casupo he capitulated in Macapo Abajo before General [[José Laurencio Silva]].<ref name=":0" />', 27 => '', 28 => 'With the capture of the main leader of the conservative rebellion, the movement lost strength and ended almost entirely with the taking of [[Maracaibo]] by liberal troops. With the defeat of the conservative reaction, the First Liberal Autocracy was consolidated, which would last until the [[March Revolution (Venezuela)|Revolution of 1859]].<ref name=":0" />', 29 => '', 30 => '== Naval blockade of Maracaibo ==', 31 => 'On August 17, 1848, the schooners "Constitución" and "Restauración" appeared before Carúpano, commanded by Captain José Celis and loyal to the Páez conservative rebellion. After unsuccessfully attacking the plaza, the two conservative schooners withdrew, and then sailed to Maracaibo, where a rebel squadron began to gather. Knowing this, the Government orders the concentration of naval forces in La Guaira, in order to organize a naval expedition against the conservative forces that are concentrated in Maracaibo.', 32 => '', 33 => 'In October 1848, the National Squadron was organized in Puerto Cabello, in order to confront the revolutionaries. Then they sail to Capan (Edo. Falcón), where the preparation of the boats is completed. General Monagas appointed General Justo Briceño as Head of Sea and Land Operations for the actions to be followed in Maracaibo. The Government squadron consisted of two divisions, one under the command of the CN José María García and the other under the command of the TN Antonio Gregorio Lion, and in total it had the brigs “Manzanares”, “Congreso” and “Presidente”, the brigs- schooners “Ávila” and “Diana”, the schooners “Independencia”, “Estrella”, “Forzosa”, Fama, Democracia, “Eclipse”, “Intrépida” and “Boliviana”, and the war steamer “Libertador”. On October 6 they sailed towards the entrance of Lake Maracaibo, the next day they recognized the bar and on the 8th they proceeded to climb it. Six revolutionary ships tried to cut them off, but were dispersed and took refuge under the fire of Castillo San Carlos. Once the Barra de Maracaibo was occupied, the naval forces of the Government demanded the surrender of the revolutionaries, and they requested a period of 48 hours, which they used to prepare to fight.', 34 => '', 35 => 'At dawn on October 13, the conservatives attacked the constitutional forces with 17 ships, but were defeated after two hours of fierce combat, in which they lost three ships, having to disperse at the end. After this combat, the revolutionaries gathered at the mouth of the Zulia River on December 23, where they were joined by ground forces from Castillo San Carlos, protecting themselves with the ships that still remained, among them the steamer "General Jackson", armed with a 24-pounder cannon, another 8-pounder and another 4-pounder. ', 36 => '', 37 => 'General Justo Briceño attacked the rebels in this position on December 31, soundly defeating them, and capturing the steamer, seven feluccas, and 30 dugouts. After this combat, the National Squadron began to have the steamers "Libertador", "Tritón" and "General Jackson", in addition to the schooner "Intrepida".', 38 => '', 39 => '== Bibliography ==', 40 => '', 41 => '* Esteves González, Edgar (2006). ''[https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=d0Cbt9Reh90C&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false Las Guerras de Los Caudillos]''. Caracas: El Nacional. <nowiki>ISBN 980-388-247-3</nowiki>.', 42 => '* Dixon, Jeffrey S. & Meredith Reid Sarkees (2015). ''A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816–2014''. CQ Press. <nowiki>ISBN 9781506317984</nowiki>.', 43 => '', 44 => '== References ==' ]