The interim government of Julián Castro came to power after the union of liberals and conservatives in the March Revolution, led in 1858 by Castro, governor of Carabobo, against the dictatorship of the Monagas brothers. It functioned as a de facto government until the National Convention of Valencia, when Castro was ratified as interim president.

The constitution was changed, and universal suffrage was approved. His foreign policy included the Urrutia Protocol. The president initially allied himself with the conservatives and, after the outbreak of the Federal War, shifted his support to the liberals, which led to his arrest and forced resignation in 1859, followed by his exile the following year. He was succeeded by interim president Pedro Gual, of the Conservative Party.

Background

Cabinet Manuel Felipe de Tovar served as Secretary of Interior and Justice in Castro's first coalition cabinet.

Domestic policy

Legislative policy A Convention was established on August 5, 1858, and issued a new constitution approved on December 31 of that year, which established universal suffrage.

Judicial policy On March 7, 1858, civil liability trials began against officials of the Monagato, where embezzlement of public funds in the previous government was reported. On June 7 of that year, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, José Ramón Soto, Ezequiel Zamora, Wenceslao Casado, Carmelo Gil, Antonio Leocadio Guzmán, Ramón Anzola Tovar, Joaquín Herrera, José Manuel García, Ramón Suárez, Pío Ceballo, Diego Antonio Alcalá, Jesús María Aristiguieta, José Gabriel Ochoa, José Simón Gimeno, Pedro Conde, Fabricio Conde, and Carmelo Villamartín Valiente were expelled from the country.

Opposition Castro's government exiled José Tadeo Monagas, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, Ezequiel Zamora, and Antonio Leocadio Guzmán on June 7, 1858. José Gregorio Monagas was imprisoned and died in prison on July 15 of that year.

Federal War

Arrest and exile of Castro On August 1, 1859, Castro was arrested as a result of a conspiracy by interim vice president Manuel Felipe de Tovar, of the conservative wing, after which he was forced to resign, and subsequently tried for treason and exiled in 1860.

See also

Monagato Federal War

References