El Barcelonazo

El Barcelonazo was a military uprising in the Pedro María Freites barracks, located in the Venezuelan city of Barcelona, which occurred on 26 June 1961, against the government of President Rómulo Betancourt.

El Barcelonazo
Part of the Venezuelan coups d'etat
Date26 June 1961
Location
Barcelona, Venezuela
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Government Rebel units
Commanders and leaders
Rómulo Betancourt

Luis Alberto Vivas Ramírez Rubén Massó Perdomo

Tesalio Murillo
Casualties and losses
+16 dead
+9 injured
Rebel leaders arrested

The soldiers took up the facilities of the Pedro María Freites Barracks and the Mariño Fusileros Battalion in the early morning hours, but they did not have the support of other components.[1] The government regained control, and the movement was defeated. By 10 am, the main soldiers were arrested. The same day other movements rose up La Guaira and Ciudad Bolívar, but they failed, and their leaders were also arrested.

See also

References
  1. "El Barcelonazo: 56 años de la insurrección militar". web.archive.org. 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.


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