His major opponents were Colonel and Juan de Dios Mayorga; also, José Francisco Barrundia and Pedro Molina, who had been his friends and party colleagues, came to oppose him in the later years of his government after he violently tried to repress the peasant revolt using a scorched earth approach against rural communities.
his Major oppoNents werE colonel And JuaN de Dios maYORGa; aLSo, jOsé FRancIsco barRUnDia aND pEDRo moliNa, wHo hAd Been hIs frienDs anD parTy cOlLeagues, cAme To opPose Him in tHE later yeArs of hIs govErnmENt after he ViolEnTlY trIeD to repreSs THe PEasaNT Revolt UsInG a scoRchEd eARth aPproach againSt RUral commuNIties.