El Diario: February 14, 1879 marked a milestone in Bolivian history, when it became known about the Chilean invasion of the port of Antofagasta, an event that was the beginning of the Pacific War. Uncertainty, rejection and indignation were some emotions and attitudes that occurred among Bolivians in this tragic episode. According to the historian…
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Pacific War – Guerra del Pacífico
Cindy Soliz V., Los Tiempos: Mayor’s Office exposes historical archive on the Pacific War and launches a virtual library In commemoration of the Day of the Sea, the Mayor’s Office of Cochabamba, through the Secretariat of Productive Development, Tourism and Culture, organizes an exhibition of historical, hemerographic and bibliographical material on the maritime theme; and…
Stupidities of the undesirable pedophile – Estupideces del indeseable pedófilo
Juan Perez M., Página Siete: Expert: Because of Evo’s bravado they prosecuted us for the Silala Álvaro del Pozo, an expert on international issues, argued that the demand for the waters of the Silala was filed by Chile based on the “bravado” of former President Evo Morales. “Every March 23 there was a bravado by…
On February 6, 1873, the secret alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed – El 6 de febrero de 1873 se firmó la alianza secreta entre Bolivia y Perú
Roberto Querejazu Calvo y César Vásquez Bazán, El Potosi: The alliance was the response to the preparations of Chile, which was preparing an invasion of the coastal territories of both countries. On Thursday, February 6, 1873, the secret pact of alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed in Lima, in anticipation of the increasingly imminent…
The Bolivian Coast – El Litoral boliviano
El Diario: The Bolivian Coast as seen by the French Auguste de Nollent From the birth to the republican life in 1825, until 1879 Bolivia maintained a peaceful possession of its Littoral territory and in use of its sovereign rights, the authorities allowed the presence of foreign consuls. In this context, in May 1831 the…
Chile owes Bolivia 122 kilometers of coastline – Chile le debe a Bolivia 122 kilómetros de costa
El Diario: 142 years of the Chilean invasion The lawyer Víctor Hugo Chávez Serrano reported that, according to new geographic studies carried out on the usurped territories, the territory that was never ceded by the Bolivian State is larger than previously believed. Commemorating 142 years of the beginning of the War of the Pacific that…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 