1851 Chilean Revolution

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Was an attempt by Chilean liberals to overthrow the conservative government of president Manuel Montt and repeal the Chilean Constitution of 1833.

Chronology

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April 1851: At dawn on 20 April, Urriola and his companions seized the main streets of Santiago and stormed the army barracks to arm more men, but few of the soldiers they had hoped for joined in the uprising.

June 1851: Cruz withdrew to Concepción from Santiago.

October 1851: Days before Manuel Montt assumed power on 18 September 1851, dissident uprisings seized power in Concepción and La Serena.

November 1851: Another uprising began in Valparaíso.

December 1851: On 21 November a Chilean naval officer named José Miguel Cambiazo led a mutiny in Punta Arenas, which was eventually put down by the Chilean navy.