Why is the Liberal Revolution Day celebrated

Every June 30, the Day of the Liberal Revolution is celebrated in Guatemala ; a special date of a historical nature that meant a change in the country's politics and that would cause the resignation of President Vicente Cerna. Do you want to know what happened on this day and why is the Liberal Revolution Day celebrated ? Read on and find out.

How was the Liberal Revolution Day born?

The Day of the Liberal Revolution in Guatemala was a revolutionary process led by Miguel García Granados and with an important participation of Justo Rufino Barrios . This event occurred as a result of the struggle between conservatives and liberals in different events since Central American independence.

This event began on May 8, 1871, a little after the conservative Rafael Correa in 1865. On this day, García Granados, the leader of the Liberal Revolution, issued a statement from the Cuartel en Marcha from where he denounced the persecution he has suffered. at the hands of Rafael Correa and calls on the entire country to start a revolution to end the so-called 30-year regime, established by Captain General Rafael Carrera y Turcios in 1840.

Thus, almost two months later, the liberal army entered the capital of Guatemala , achieving the collapse of the conservative government that at that time was under the command of Marshal Vicente Cerna.

For this year 2021 , 150 years of the victory of the Liberal Revolution in the Guatemalan nation are commemorated.