Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Águeda (Caracas, Venezuela, November 5, 1801 - November 13, 1884) was a Venezuelan politician, journalist, and military leader.

[1] He was the father of Antonio Guzmán Blanco.

[citation needed] Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Águeda was born in Caracas[citation needed] on November 5, 1801.

He was the son of Josefa Agueda Garcia and Antonio de Mata Guzmán, known as captain of the Queen battalion quartered in Caracas.

[1] In 1812 Guzman was sent to Spain by his father to avoid difficulties in Venezuela, where he was educated by liberal tutors in the Iberian Peninsula.