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Peruvian Civil War of 1894–1895

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684: 536:, on October 19, 1894, aboard a boat with only two oars and a lateen sail. It is said that Billinghurst was only able to obtain such a fragile means of transportation and that upon seeing her, Piérola asked him: "Would you embark on this boat?" Billinghurts replied: “Not me; "But I have not proposed to be the regenerator of Peru." Piérola took on the challenge and successfully completed the long coastal journey of three hundred nautical miles from Iquique to Puerto Caballas, near 864: 37: 696: 775:, a 24-hour truce was achieved between the combatants to bury the dead and care for the wounded. Technically speaking, Piérola's Montonero forces had not achieved victory, since Cáceres' army remained practically intact; However, the public atmosphere was in favour of the revolutionaries and that is how the Cacerists understood it. 708:
Since January 1895, Lima had lived in constant uncertainty as Piérola's attack was feared from one moment to the next. Cáceres had 4,000 well-armed men, and the coalitionists only had 3,000. On the afternoon of March 16, 1895, Piérola ordered the attack on the capital. His army was divided into three
547:, where on November 4, 1894 he launched a "Manifesto to the Nation", assuming the position of "National Delegate". He maintained that the uprising was essential to reestablish the rule of order and law, so brutally violated, and to return to Peru its unknown sovereignty and its outraged dignity. 876:. The National Coalition, maintaining the alliance, launched the candidacy of Piérola, who without a challenger was elected with an overwhelming majority. Until then, the elections were held through the indirect system of the Electoral Colleges: of the 4,310 voters, 4,150 voted for Piérola. 871:
On April 8, 1895, Pedro Alejandrino del Solar recognised the Government Board and renounced the right that some attributed to him to assume the presidency, in his capacity as first vice president of the government of Morales Bermúdez. On April 14, the Government Junta called
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fell into the power of the revolutionaries operating in the south, who captured the Prefecture, the prison, the temple towers and other places. On January 27, Colonel Juan Luis Pacheco Céspedes, who had joined the Pierolist movement, was defeated and killed in
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Diego Masias y Calle was mortally wounded by a Cacerist bullet, and he was transferred to his hometown and died a few days later. After several battles, the entire south of Peru was under the control of the Coalition, although in Arequipa
575:, on April 3, coalition forces led by Colonels Esteban Salas and Antonio Fernández-Baca managed to take over the city after a bloody confrontation in the streets in which subprefect Colonel Antonio Marzo was killed. In a skirmish near 599:, his father, whom he considered constitutionally indicated to constitute a government). With only Lima remaining, the offensive on the city took a little longer. Meanwhile, the coalitionists were forming the so-called 512:, thus beginning the civil rebellion against the second government of General Cáceres. Among the most prominent Montoneros were the brothers Oswaldo, Augusto, Edmundo and Teodoro Seminario, in 401:. The conflict culminated with the entry of the Montoneros into Lima and the abdication of Cáceres, after bloody clashes in the streets of the city. This war marked the end of an era in the 381:
The revolutionaries or insurgents were known as pierolists, after their leader, or as coalitionists, since the parties opposing Cáceres that promoted the uprising had united in a self-named
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On March 30, 1894, on the eve of Morales Bermúdez's death, a coalition pact was signed between civilistas and democrats "in defense of electoral freedom and freedom of suffrage." Thus the
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was entrusted to go to Chile in search of Nicolás de Piérola, who had been exiled since 1891. Piérola agreed to lead the revolution and embarked in
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was formed, which brought together the most bitter adversaries in Peruvian political history. Subsequently, groups of revolutionary guerrillas or
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In the early hours of Sunday, March 17, the attack began and Piérola, on horseback and at the head of his army, entered through the
540:, where he landed on October 24. Those who saw him could not believe that he had traveled such a distance aboard a fragile boat. 496:, a popular civil leader who had been arrested in 1890 by the government of Morales Bermúdez, but who managed to escape to Chile. 461:. His government ended in 1890, but his influence in power was maintained in the following years, since his successor, Colonel 884: 422: 375: 28: 319: 308: 275: 1186: 892: 819:
at the suggestion of Macchi. Understanding that his life would be in danger (and that it could end similarly to that of
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At dawn on March 19, more than 1,000 bodies lay unburied in the streets and no less than 2,000 wounded in
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began in Peru. In the political order, there was the appearance of the Second Militarism, with generals
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took control, with the title of Delegate of the First Vice President of the Republic (that is, of
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At that time, the opposition to the Cacerist government was represented by two political groups:
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on September 8, 1895. During his tenure, he became the so-called architect of the
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that lasted from October 1894 to March 1895, and was sparked by the election of
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bodies to simultaneously attack Lima from the north, centre and south.
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a week later, where he met with his wife and daughters, who left for
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while fighting. Piérola established his General Headquarters in the
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The movement still did not have a leader or a direction, but then
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Once the armistice was extended, an agreement was signed between
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The Civic Union (which was an alliance between the supporters of
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Crowds in the Playa Mayor celebrating the revolution's triumph.
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Singer, Joel David (1972). "Nineteenth Century Death Tolls".
457:, in which Cáceres triumphed as the head of his party: the 1090:"El dramático asilo de Cáceres, por Héctor López Martínez" 933: 931: 520:, in Huánuco; Colonel Felipe Santiago Oré, among others. 485:, the already traditional party that was founded in 1871) 669: 366:
The immediate cause of the conflict was the questioned
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Dixon, Jeffrey S. & Meredith Reid Sarkees (2015).
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Carlos Pauli. Many volunteers enrolled in said army.
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Cáceres' forces retreated to the 481:, a dissident of Cacerism, and the 372:Constitutional (or Cacerist) Party 44:of De Piérola arriving in Lima by 14: 748:, which threatened to unleash an 558:, thus beginning the campaign on 417:After the Peruvian defeat in the 59:October 24, 1894 – March 19, 1895 789:(representative of Cáceres) and 694: 682: 603:, whose chief of staff was the 433:, who disputed power. Iglesias 345:Peruvian Civil War of 1894–1895 22:Peruvian Civil War of 1894–1895 1123:, Universidad "Ricardo Palma". 550:From Chincha, Piérola went to 445:that same year, but faced the 385:. Their ranks were made up of 1: 791:Enrique Bustamante y Salazar 347:was an internal conflict in 87:De Piérola becomes president 960:The Wages of War. 1816-1965 597:Pedro Alejandrino del Solar 368:election of Cáceres in 1894 1213: 1158:Orrego, Juan Luis (2000). 1151:Guerra, Margarita (1984). 630:March 17–19, 1895 (2 days) 403:Republican history of Peru 881:President of the Republic 675: 658: 622: 447:revolution led by Cáceres 208: 160: 155: 131: 114: 97: 51: 34: 26: 1166:. Lima: Lexus Editores. 469:The "National Coalition" 463:Remigio Morales Bermúdez 329:Huacanvelica and Junín ( 1113:Basadre Grohmann, Jorge 885:National Reconstruction 855:also under protection. 839:on the 27th aboard the 724:, four blocks from the 423:National Reconstruction 359:, which was opposed by 29:National Reconstruction 1127:Chirinos Soto, Enrique 874:presidential elections 868: 845:Hotel de las Pirámides 676:Commanders and leaders 530:Guillermo Billinghurst 431:Andrés Avelino Cáceres 363:and his armed forces. 353:Andrés Avelino Cáceres 115:Commanders and leaders 893:Aristocratic Republic 887:that began after the 866: 821:José Manuel Balmaceda 746:decompose the corpses 650:Revolutionary victory 492:, founded in 1882 by 407:Aristocratic Republic 161:4,000 deaths in total 156:Casualties and losses 84:Abdication of Cáceres 1071:, p. 2224-2225. 1052:, p. 2222-2223. 780:Luis Felipe Villarán 714:Portada de Cocharcas 459:Constitutional Party 451:Council of Ministers 1187:Wars involving Peru 722:Plazuela del Teatro 453:, which called fpr 993:Chirinos Soto 1985 940:, p. 181–182. 889:War of the Pacific 869: 701:Nicolás de Piérola 670:National Coalition 665:Government of Peru 611:The attack on Lima 502:National Coalition 494:Nicolás de Piérola 419:War of the Pacific 383:National Coalition 361:Nicolás de Piérola 357:presidency of Peru 200:Civil wars in Peru 126:Nicolás de Piérola 109:National Coalition 104:Government of Peru 1197:Conflicts in 1895 1192:Conflicts in 1894 1164:Historia del Perú 718:Government Palace 706: 705: 689:Andrés A. Cáceres 654: 653: 510:provinces of Peru 479:Mariano Valcárcel 376:Second Militarism 340: 339: 165: 164: 121:Andrés A. Cáceres 93: 92: 16:Civil war in Peru 1204: 1100: 1099: 1085: 1079: 1078: 1066: 1060: 1059: 1047: 1041: 1040: 1028: 1022: 1021: 1009: 1003: 1002: 990: 984: 983: 971: 965: 964: 954: 948: 947: 935: 926: 925: 913: 847:and leaving for 809:political asylum 799: 788: 774: 758:Apostolic Nuncio 754:diplomatic corps 699: 698: 687: 686: 624: 623: 615: 594: 586:Amador del Solar 516:; the landowner 490:Democratic Party 421:, the so-called 397:concentrated in 269:Other conflicts: 203: 201: 191: 184: 177: 168: 53: 52: 39: 19: 1212: 1211: 1207: 1206: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1201: 1177: 1176: 1109: 1104: 1103: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1053: 1048: 1044: 1034: 1029: 1025: 1015: 1014:, p. 2222. 1010: 1006: 996: 991: 987: 977: 972: 968: 956: 955: 951: 941: 936: 929: 919: 914: 910: 905: 861: 793: 782: 764: 734: 693: 681: 642: 640:Cercado de Lima 613: 588: 526: 483:Civilista Party 471: 427:Miguel Iglesias 415: 341: 336: 204: 199: 197: 195: 151:5,000 (in Lima) 150: 144:4,000 (in Lima) 143: 80:Rebel victory: 71: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1210: 1208: 1200: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1179: 1178: 1175: 1174: 1156: 1149: 1134: 1124: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1080: 1061: 1042: 1023: 1004: 995:, p. 391. 985: 966: 949: 927: 918:, p. 181. 907: 906: 904: 901: 860: 857: 817:United Kingdom 802:Manuel Candamo 744:heat began to 733: 730: 726:Plaza de Armas 704: 703: 691: 678: 677: 673: 672: 667: 661: 660: 656: 655: 652: 651: 648: 644: 643: 638: 636: 632: 631: 628: 620: 619: 618:Battle of Lima 612: 609: 605:German soldier 525: 522: 518:Augusto Durand 498: 497: 486: 470: 467: 414: 411: 338: 337: 335: 334: 327: 316: 301: 294: 287: 266: 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 209: 206: 205: 196: 194: 193: 186: 179: 171: 163: 162: 158: 157: 153: 152: 148:National Army: 145: 134: 133: 129: 128: 123: 117: 116: 112: 111: 106: 100: 99: 95: 94: 91: 90: 89: 88: 85: 77: 73: 72: 67: 65: 61: 60: 57: 49: 48: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1209: 1198: 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1182: 1173: 1172:9972-625-35-4 1169: 1165: 1161: 1157: 1154: 1150: 1147: 1146:9781506317984 1143: 1139: 1135: 1132: 1128: 1125: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1111: 1110: 1106: 1097: 1096: 1091: 1084: 1081: 1076: 1070: 1065: 1062: 1057: 1051: 1046: 1043: 1038: 1033:, p. 47. 1032: 1027: 1024: 1019: 1013: 1008: 1005: 1000: 994: 989: 986: 981: 976:, p. 46. 975: 970: 967: 962: 961: 953: 950: 945: 939: 934: 932: 928: 923: 917: 912: 909: 902: 900: 898: 894: 890: 886: 882: 877: 875: 865: 858: 856: 854: 850: 846: 842: 838: 834: 830: 826: 822: 818: 814: 810: 805: 803: 797: 792: 786: 781: 776: 772: 768: 763: 759: 755: 751: 747: 743: 740:. 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Index

National Reconstruction

Painting
Juan Lepiani
Peru
Government of Peru
National Coalition
Andrés A. Cáceres
Nicolás de Piérola
Peruvian Army
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Civil wars in Peru
1834
1835–1836
1836–1839
1843–1844
1854–1855
1856–1858
1865
1867
1884–1885
1894–1895
1980–
1825–1828
1839
1896–1897
1872
1885

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