Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce | |
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President of Venezuela | |
In office 15 June 1863 – 25 April 1868 | |
Preceded by | José Antonio Páez |
Succeeded by | Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual |
Personal details | |
Born | Hato Tabe, Falcón, Venezuela | 27 January 1820
Died | 29 April 1870 Fort-de-France, Martinique | (aged 50)
Resting place | National Pantheon of Venezuela |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse(s) | Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz |
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Military service | |
Branch/service | Venezuelan Army |
Years of service | 1848-1863 (active) |
Rank | Marshal |
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was President of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.[1]
Member of the liberal Venezuelan Federalist Party, he first served as president of Venezuela as the supreme chief of a rebel movement in August 1859, but the rebellion was soon crushed. He served as the recognized president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868, when a conservative revolution headed by General José Tadeo Monagas ended his term as president. Also, he was briefly overthrown in 1865. At the end of his presidential term, Falcón emigrated to Europe. He died in Martinique in 1870. The state of Falcón is named after him.
In 1863, under the presidency of Juan Crisóstomo Falcon Zavarce, Venezuela became the first country to abolish capital punishment for all crimes, including serious offenses against the state.[2]
Personal life[]
Falcón Zavarce was married to Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz,[citation needed] who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.[citation needed]
Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz
See also[]
- Ezequiel Zamora
- Federal War
- Battle of Santa Inés
- Presidents of Venezuela
- List of Venezuelans
References[]
- ^ Biography (Spanish)
- ^ Capital punishment / Britannica
External links[]
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