 On 4 March 1868, general Sotillo took up arms for the last time against the government of general Juan Crisóstomo Falcón, during the Blue Revolution.Again, he was called on by his former commander and "compadre" general José Tadeo Monagas.In December 1868, José Tadeo Monagas died and Sotillo was named head of the Armies of "The Blue Government".