The Death of General Ezequiel Zamora

More than a century and a half has passed since the tragic event that took place in the city of San Carlos on 10 January 1860, when the federal leader Ezequiel Zamora began the siege of the city in his advance towards the capital of the Republic, as part of a military campaign launched on 26 February 1859 in the city of Coro. According to some history scholars, the essence of the Federal Revolution died with the death of General Zamora in San Carlos. A century and a half later, as a consequence of the Venezuelan historical-political situation, Zamora's image became an icon for the so-called Bolivarian Revolution, in power since 1999, which turned this historical figure into an emblem of its political project. In order to gain a more objective knowledge of the facts related to Zamora's death and the whereabouts of his remains, this book is the result of an exhaustive research work in which different versions and opinions on the subject are included, so that the reader can get to know each of the versions and interpretations that have been made on the subject.