Historedia
Person

Cipriano Castro

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Cipriano Castro, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Cipriano Castro defeats the Venezuelan Army at the battle of Tocuyito

    1899

    Role: Revolutionary Leader

    1. 23 May 1899 · Táchira River border crossingInvasion of the 60

      Castro crossed the Táchira River border from Colombia on 23 May 1899 to begin the Restorative Liberal Revolution against President Andrade.

    2. 12 September 1899 · Battle of TocuyitoBattle of Tocuyito

      Castro defeated government forces commanded by General Diego Bautista Ferrer on 12 September 1899, inflicting heavy casualties.

    3. 14 September–23 October 1899 · March on CaracasOffensive on Caracas

      Following the victory at Tocuyito, Castro launched a coordinated offensive against Caracas, entering the capital on 23 October 1899 and overthrowing Andrade, who went into exile.

Sources

  1. Cipriano Castro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  2. Restorative Liberal Revolution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22