13 Facts About Ignacio Andrade

Ignacio Andrade Troconis, was a military man and politician.

Ignacio Andrade was born on 31 July, 1839 in Merida.

Ignacio Andrade was president of the state of Falcon from 1883 until 1885.

Ignacio Andrade was the leader of the state of Miranda from 1894 until 1897.

Ignacio Andrade won the election, with Hernandez decrying the results as fraudulent and taking up arms.

Ignacio Andrade invaded Venezuela with 2,000 men, to be defeated in Capacho and San Josecito.

Ignacio Andrade was the commanding lieutenant general of the Venezuelan Army from February 1898 until October 1899, after taking leadership from General Joaquin Crespo.

Venezuelan President Joaquin Crespo ruled until 1898, when he gave the presidential role to Ignacio Andrade while remaining a military mainstay of the government.

In suppressing a serious threat to the government, Crespo was killed in action and Ignacio Andrade was left without his military backing.

In 1899 Ignacio Andrade was overthrown by Cipriano Castro, a former governor of the province of Tachira who had previously been exiled to Colombia.

Ignacio Andrade assumed the vacant presidency and later modified the constitution.

Ignacio Andrade returned to public life after being granted amnesty in 1903.

Ignacio Andrade was married to Maria Isabel Sosa Saa, and she served as the First Lady of Venezuela during his tenure in 1898 and 1899.