The political crisis experienced by the regime of Ignacio Andrade, and Yellow Liberalism in general, after the death of Joaquín Crespo in the Battle of Mata Carmelera [es], was an opportunity for Cipriano Castro to launch the last phase of the revolutionary movement that he had been organizing in his exile in Colombia, since the defeat of the Legalist Revolution in 1893.

Initially, he proposed an alliance with Carlos Rangel Garbiras [es], also in exile, but given the failure of the talks and the fragility of the Andrade government, he decided to rely only on his 60 men and the Castro Restorative Liberal party that awaited him in Táchira.

The forces of the rebels grew as they entered the Venezuelan Andean center to overthrow the unpopular Andrade government.

[2] Two days later Andrade assumed personal command of the government army and Castro launched a coordinated offensive against Caracas.

With 10,000 soldiers, Castro entered the capital on 23 October[2][3] with generals and caudillos Luciano Mendoza, Samuel Acosta and Luis Lima Loreto by his side.