In an unexpected act, Tomás Cipriano de …
Years: 1862 - 1862
June
In an unexpected act, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera captures Bogotá on June 18, 1861, declares himself president of the provisional government, and arrests Ospina Rodríguez, his brother Pastor Ospina, and Bartolomé Calvo, the newly elected president of the confederacy.
