Third, incitement by the liberal faction led by Antonio Leocadio Guzmán, who engaged in vigorous and harsh propaganda campaigns against the Conservative government.

The main candidates were José Tadeo Monagas, supported by the conservative government, and Antonio Leocadio Guzmán, founder of the Liberal Party.

The elections were finally held in relative order; however, the chaos caused by the previous insurrections meant the results - showing Monagas's victory - were not accepted.

Rallying behind Guzmán, he led an attack on the hacienda of Yuma near Güigüe, property of lawyer and Paecista politician Ángel Quintero, killing his butler, wounding some of its inhabitants, and freeing its slaves.

Guerrillas remained scattered throughout the Venezuelan territory and the chaos led to a sharp increase in common crime, with bands of outlaws attacking everyone without political background.

[4] This forced the government to maintain an army of 813 line veterans, 972 militiamen and 212 municipal policemen as late as January 1848, when an amnesty had been given between June and August.