July 16, 1809 in La Paz | 16 de Julio de 1809 en La Paz

By Eric L. Cárdenas, El Diario: 216 years ago in the colonial city of Nuestra Señora de La Paz, a group of individuals who had been secretly organizing since the late 18th century rose up to fight for the independence of Upper Peru from the Spanish crown. Earlier attempts had failed in Cusco and La…