Cantonal War

Cantonal War
Part of Ani Federali
Defense of the Communards by Xabier Sánchez, depicting a communal barricade in Expansión during the Siege of Castejón
Date 11 August 1873 - 18 May 1880 Location Baliscan archipelago Result Cantonalist victory; Exile of Josèp Bernat Reorganization of Balisca into cantons and communes Political and economic decentralization away from Castejón Intensification of the Tinguiririca conflict
Belligerents
Canton of Castejón Cantonalist Rebels	Baliscan government
Commanders and leaders
Decentralized	Josèp Bernat
Casualties and losses
15,000 – 20,000 killed

The Cantonal War (Baliscano: Guerra cantonal), also known as the Cantonal Revolution (Baliscano: Revolución cantonal), was cantonalist insurrection that took place during the Ani Federali period of Baliscan history, between August 1873 and May 1880. In the later years of the Ani Federali, the establishment was threatened by the rise of the Cosmocazo movement, which arose as from those opposed to the displays of caesarism of President Michelangelo Valentino and the centralization of political and economic power in Castejón.

The tenure Valentino's successor, Josèp Bernat was fraught with growing radicalism, as an increasingly authoritative Bernat attempted to crush growing dissent with violent force by provincial militias. After three tumultuous years in office, Bernat (operating from Maracaju) resigned on 8 June 1876, and fled to Brazil. The 1883 Confederal Convention would overwhelmingly consist of the Cantonalists, and the confederation was subsequently reorganized into cantons and communes, and the provinces were abolished.