Former Bolivia President, Carlos Mesa writes on behalf of Bolivia, regarding our claim of a sovereign seacoast that was taken by force, by Chile: “Bolivia Access to Sea,” Reality, Not Myths Over 20% of the world’s countries lack seacoast. A finding that is one elementary truth, is that ALL the Mediterranean countries that import or…
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Bolivian History 101: Eduardo Abaroa, Ladislao Cabrera and the Calama defense!
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Eduardo Abaroa and the Calama defense The Chilean army, without any difficulty, advancing victorious, without a hint of resistance from the small towns of the journey, until they reached the vicinity of Calama. There, they had to stop along the way, then, information received from the small town said…
Bolivian History 101: The significance of Abaroa’s sublime sacrifice
Rodolfo Becerra writes in El Diario: The significance of Abaroa’s sublime sacrifice Many voices say the issue of invasion of Chile to the Bolivian Litoral is a thing of the past and we should forget and make new approaches. This position is disloyal and treacherous, because we must maintain our condemnation of this act of…
Bolivia History 101: Chile’s invasion forcing us to remain landlocked
Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Another day of landlocked from the sea The Bolivian coastline was usurped by Chile in a conflict started on February 14, 1879. Today, March 23, 2014, 135 years running and the heroism of Eduardo Abaroa in Calama. At the end there was the loss of a vital territory. Chile,…
Bolivian History 101: The Law of the ten cents
Luis S. Crespo wrote in El Diario, February 14, 1928: The Law of the “ten cents” The National Constituent Assembly approved the transaction between the Government of Bolivia and the Nitrate and Railways Company of Antofagasta about nitrate concessions and establishing a tax of ten cents per quintal of nitrate exported; charge which served as…
Bolivia History 101: The Chilean invasion to Antofagasta
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Antofagasta Invasion On February 14, 1879 is the day of the attack, the infamous date in the calendar of American history by the Chilean assault on the port of Antofagasta to seize its riches metalliferous, guano, saltpeter and copper. That black day of dispossession, the doors of homes were…
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