Following a successful invasion of the region of Antioquia by the rebel army, the capital Bogotá fell to on July 18 1861, and the president Ospina Rodriguez, his brother Pastor, Bartolomé Calvo and his cabinet were taken prisoner.
Following a successful invasion of the region of Antioquia by the rebel army, the capital Bogotá fell to them on July 18 1861. Mariano Ospina Rodriguez, his brother Pastor, Bartolomé Calvo and his cabinet were taken prisoner.