The Conservatives were led by Paez. It supported the interests of:
- export-import merchants
- moneylenders
- high bureaucracy
- great landowners
The Liberals were led by Antonio Leocadio Guzman. It supported the interests of:
- planters with debt
- urban middle class
- intellectuals and artisans
- angered caudillos
Because he questioned the results of elections and conservative economic policies, Guzman was sentenced to death after he indirectly caused popular uprisings (1846-1847). However, Jose Tadeo Monagas became the new president, and reduced Guzman's sentence to exile.
- export-import merchants
- moneylenders
- high bureaucracy
- great landowners
The Liberals were led by Antonio Leocadio Guzman. It supported the interests of:
- planters with debt
- urban middle class
- intellectuals and artisans
- angered caudillos
Because he questioned the results of elections and conservative economic policies, Guzman was sentenced to death after he indirectly caused popular uprisings (1846-1847). However, Jose Tadeo Monagas became the new president, and reduced Guzman's sentence to exile.
