Juan Crisóstomo Falcón

For the Cuban actor, see Juan Falcón.

Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce
Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar
President of Venezuela
In office 15 June 1863 – 25 April 1868
Preceded by	José Antonio Páez
Succeeded by	Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
Personal details
Born	(1820-01-27)27 January 1820 Hato Tabe, Falcón, Venezuela
Died	29 April 1870(1870-04-29) (aged 50) Fort-de-France, Martinique
Resting place	National Pantheon of Venezuela
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz
Signature
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.

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.

Lapida de Juan Crisóstomo Falcón

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.

Personal life

Falcón Zavarce was married to Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.

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  Luisa Isabel Pachano Muñoz

See also

• Ezequiel Zamora
• Federal War
• Battle of Santa Inés
• Presidents of Venezuela
• List of Venezuelans

External links

• Works by or about Juan Crisóstomo Falcón at Internet Archive
• Biography (Spanish)