El Barcelonazo

1961 military uprising in Venezuela

El Barcelonazo

Date	26 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

Over 30 dead
Over 50 wounded
Rebel leaders arrested

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

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

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b «Insurrección de Barcelona | Fundación Empresas Polar». bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. Consultado el 24 de agosto de 2022.
^ «Interioridades del "Barcelonazo" | Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Servicios de Caracas». camaradecaracas.com. Consultado el 19 de enero de 2023.
^ "56 años de la insurrección militar". El Barcelonazo. 26 June 2017.
^ Sánchez, Iván Darío Jiménez (1996). Los golpes de estado desde Castro hasta Caldera. Centralca. ISBN 978-980-07-3511-4. Consultado el 26 de noviembre de 2022.