Editorial, El Deber: “I am the State,” is the phrase attributed to Louis XIV, the absolutist king of France, when he imposed his power with a heavy hand against any rebellion attempt. Four hundred years later, another politician acts under the same logic: Evo Morales, who claims that marching to impose his own candidacy is…
Day: September 17, 2024
The Libertarian Revolutions of Cochabamba in 1810 and 1811 | Las revoluciones libertarias de 1810 y de 1811 de Cochabamba
By Luis Antezana Ergueta, Alejandro Antezana Salvatierra, El Diario: Part I According to an erroneous teaching of Bolivia’s official history, it is claimed that Cochabamba’s revolution on September 14, 1810, lasted two years and ended on May 27, 1812, the date of the Battle of La Coronilla. This version is incorrect, as that 1810 revolution…
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