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====Liberal Revolution (1854–1855)====
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Echenique was accused of corruption by its opponents, with some pointing out a lavish party that had been hosted by his wife, [[Victoria Tristán]], as proof of his reckless spending, which appeared as an insult to the general poverty of the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/juanluisorrego/2008/12/25/el-baile-de-la-victoria/ |title=25/12/08: El 'Baile de la Victoria' |date=2018-12-25 |website=[[Pontifical Catholic University of Peru|Blog PUCP]] |last=Orrego Penagos |first=Juan Luis}}</ref> Others, such as Domingo Elías, made the accusation on the basis of Echenique being "too generous" regarding his payment of the country's external debt. Amid the growing conflict between the conservative government and the liberal opposition, the [[Liberal Revolution of 1854]] broke out, with the liberals, soon headed by Castilla, defeating the government at the [[Battle of La Palma]] and Castilla being reinstated as president.

Castilla summoned a National Convention whose representatives were elected by direct and universal suffrage, settling on July 14, 1855. This Convention authored the [[Constitution of Peru (1856)|Liberal Constitution of 1856]]. Dissatisfied with the liberal regime that was being established, the conservatives rose up in Arequipa, led by the caudillo Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, an old rival of Castilla. A [[Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858|bloody civil war]] broke out, culminating in the triumph of Castilla after the [[Siege of Arequipa|capture of Arequipa]] on March 7, 1858.