Fernando Chamorro Alfaro

When Fruto died in 1855, the Liberal Party attempted to take power and invited filibuster William Walker to support their cause.

As commanding general, he pledged his loyalty to the legitimate president José María Estrada, then in exile in Honduras.

Subsequently, the two factions united in opposition to the Walker incursion, and General Fernando was able to concentrate on fighting Americans and not Nicaraguans.

He published a proclamation which in part said: An enemy, the filibuster, comes to provide us the opportunity to prove to the entire world that we know how to defend our rights; the danger is also ours.

In 1863, Maximo Jerez attempted to overthrow President Martínez, and General Fernando Chamorro again fielded an army to defend him.