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El Barcelonazo

El Barcelonazo was an attempted coup d'état against President Rómulo Betancourt's government^[1] that occurred in the Pedro María Freites Barracks in the city of Barcelona, Anzoategui State on 26 June 1961.

Background[edit]

The military conspiracy had been discovered a month before the uprising, and on 30 May, several of those involved had been arrested by the government.^[2]

Details[edit]

The military took up arms at the Pedro María Freites Barracks and the Mariño Fusiliers Battalion at dawn, but they did not have the support of other parties.^[3] The government regained control and defeated the uprising. By 10:00 in the morning, the main soldiers were arrested.^{[citation needed]}

Results[edit]

The uprising left 30 people dead, more than 50 injured^[1] and more than 100 arrested. Later, other movements arose in Ciudad Bolívar and La Guaira, the latter known as Guairazo, but they failed and their leaders were also arrested.^[4]

See also[edit]

• El Carupanazo
• El Porteñazo

References[edit]

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