▁the ▁government ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁southern ▁revol t . ▁He ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁as ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Dom ingo ▁C ay ced o ▁was ▁inaugur ated . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁that ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁had ▁es cal ated ▁and ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁provinces , ▁Herr án ▁commission ed ▁General ▁C ay ced o ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁government ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁campaign . ▁Thus , ▁Juan ▁de ▁Dios ▁A ran z azu , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁“ Con se jo ▁de ▁Estado ” ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁from ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁when ▁C ay ced o ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁Herr án ▁returned ▁triumph ant ▁to ▁Bog ot á ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁http :// www . lab la a . org / bla av irtual / bi ograf ias / herr ped r . htm ▁ ▁http :// www . pres iden cia . gov . co / pr ensa _ new / histor ia / ped ro al c ant ar . htm ▁ ▁http :// www . fac . mil . co / index .