Presidency Rafael Urdaneta
monument rafael urdaneta in national pantheon of venezuela
in 1830, rising animosity between new granadians , venezuelans reached boiling point. @ time, venezuelan battalion callao, loyal general bolívar, stationed in bogotá. battalion, loyal general francisco de paula santander, , stationed in same city, persuaded government relocate callao city of tunja. action provoked uproar in civilian population venezuela lived in bogotá, , triggered confrontation between both battalions.
the callao battalion defeated neogranadine battalion , president joaquín mosquera y arboleda , vice president domingo caycedo y sanz de santamaría fled capital. on 5 september 1830, general urdaneta took control of presidency under title of provisional chief of government of republic of colombia . hope of general urdaneta , allies persuade bolívar, had resigned in may of year, return capital , once again take on president.
when became clear bolívar not return capital, , in effort restore peace , order, urdaneta ordered congress convene on 15 june 1831, in city of villa de leyva.
nevertheless, before congress convene, neogranadine generals expressed displeasure against general urdaneta, , military actions erupted throughout country. generals josé maría obando , josé hilario lópez took control of southern states of new granada, , general josé salvador córdova muñoz of northern states. on 14 april 1831, advancing armies proclaimed caycedo legitimate head of executive, , requested general urdaneta enter peace negotiations. urdaneta accepted, , met neogranadine generals in town of apulo. on 28 april both parties signed treaty of apulo, peace secured , urdaneta relinquished power.
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