El Porteñazo
1962 military rebellion in Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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El Porteñazo (2 June 1962 – 6 June 1962) was a short-lived Communist[2] military rebellion against the government of Rómulo Betancourt in Venezuela, in which rebels attempted to take over the city of Puerto Cabello, located ~75 miles (121 km) West of the capital Caracas.[3] The rebellion was on a substantially larger scale than that of El Carupanazo a month earlier.
El Porteñazo | |||||||
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Bombardment of the Solano Castle during the Porteñazo. | |||||||
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Government-Insurgents | |||||||
Venezuelan government | Military rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rómulo Betancourt |
Manuel Ponte Rodríguez Pedro Medina Silva Víctor Hugo Morales | ||||||
Military support | |||||||
Armed Forces of Venezuela | Rebel forces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
400+ dead and 700 injured[1] |
On 2 June 1962, units led by navy Captains Manuel Ponte Rodríguez, Pedro Medina Silva and Víctor Hugo Morales went into rebellion.[1] The 55th National Guard Detachment declined to participate. The rebellion was crushed by 3 June, leaving more than 400 dead and 700 injured, and by 6 June the rebels' stronghold of Solano Castle had fallen.[1]
A photograph of chaplain Luis María Padilla holding a wounded soldier during the rebellion won the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Photography and 1962 World Press Photo of the Year for Héctor Rondón of La República.[4][5]