Colombian Civil War of 1876

Colombian Civil War of 1876-1877; (guerra civil colombiana de 1876-1877)
Date	July 9, 1876 - May 25, 187
Location	United States of Colombia
Result	liberal government victory
Belligerents
United States of Colombia; Liberals	Conservatives
Commanders and leaders
Aquileo Parra; César Conto; Julián Trujillo; Santos Acosta; Sergio Camargo; Tomás Rengifo; Fernando Ponce; Joaquín Reyes; Daniel Aldana; Rafael Uribe Uribe	Recaredo de Villa; Antonio Basilio Cuervo; Sergio Arboleda; Miguel Arroyo Hurtado; Joaquín María Córdova; Marceliano Vélez; Leonardo Canal González; Manuel Briceño; Manuel Casablanca; Felipe Farias; Alejandro Posada; Francisco de Paula Madriñan
Strength
source can vary between 30,000-25,000-24,000 government troops	source can vary between 20,000-16,000 conservatives
	between 1,000-10,000 dead

The Colombian Civil War of 1876 (also called War of the Schools) was a civil war in the United States of Colombia (present-day Colombia) that went on from 1876 to 1877. The causes of the war date back to approximately 1870, when members of the Colombian Liberal Party led by the Liberal radical Eustorgio Salgar attempted to introduce public education for the Colombian states, while the Colombian Conservative Party advocated for putting education solely under the control of the Roman Catholic church.[2]

References

(in Spanish) Pasions and Interests: Civil war of 1876-1877 in the Sovereign State of Santander

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