By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Why did Bolivia get screwed with this episode? Because the project Sucre had begun to carry out was abruptly interrupted. It was Mario Vargas Llosa who asked, through a novel, “When did Peru get screwed?” The question had such an impact that we Latin Americans immediately copied it, only…
Tag: Antonio José de Sucre
History is somewhat different from what we were told | La historia es un tanto diferente a la que nos contaron
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Sucre and His Intentions The call for the election of deputies to convene in an assembly, and perhaps the assembly itself, was nothing more than a reaffirmation of the will that Sucre had already expressed at the beginning of February 1825. Where was Antonio José de Sucre 200 years…
Bicentennial January | Enero bicentenario
By JUAN JOSÉ TORO MONTOYA, Los Tiempos: We are already closing the first month of the bicentennial year of the declaration of independence, and it is worth reviewing some key events from 200 years ago that were decisive for what would happen on August 6, 1825. In January 1825, desertions began within the Royalist Army…
Peruvian Invasions | Invasiones peruanas
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: On Monday, the 183rd anniversary of the Battle of Ingavi was commemorated, a historical event that inspired the creation of Bolivia’s National Anthem. With the limited study of history, the way this chapter is remembered tends to be simplistic, even though many argue that this battle solidified Bolivia’s independence….
The kidnapping of the Marshal of Ayacucho | El secuestro del Mariscal de Ayacucho
By Jose Toro Montoya, Vision 360: What happened after the mutiny? Sucre was in Gamarra’s hands until the signing of the Piquiza agreement or settlement, according to 19th-century publications that present a disturbing version. The government of Antonio José de Sucre began to fall on April 18, 1828, when a mutiny occurred in Chuquisaca, during…
Murder of Sucre | Asesinato de Sucre
Juan Jose Toro, El Potosi: Murder of Sucre: Alba’s double tableau We present to you the first of two notes on the paintings inspired by one of the most gruesome assassinations in South American history. June 4 is a fatal date. On a day like today, but in 1830, the man who made the foundation…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 