Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress

Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress
Convent of San Francisco, Caracas, former seat of Congress and place of attack
DateJanuary 24, 1848
Location
Caracas, Venezuela
Caused byDisagreements between conservatives and liberals
Resulted in
Parties
Casualties and losses
3 deaths
1 deaths

The Storming of the Venezuelan National Congress, also known as Assault on the National Congress,[1] was a brawl on 24 January 1848 at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Congress in Caracas that marked the definitive rupture between the Conservatives and Liberals, which had led almost two decades of continuous clashes.[2][3]

  1. ^ "El día del fusilamiento al Congreso". June 17, 2003.
  2. ^ "El Atentado al Congreso de 1848". Venezuela Tuya.
  3. ^ "Atentado al Congreso de 1848".

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