By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Our Brief Independence Nine years had passed since the head of the great Argentine Ignacio Warnes had been severed by the edge of the sword of the “ferocious” brigadier Francisco Xavier de Aguilera when, at last, Santa Cruz became free and independent. At dusk on February 14, 1825, Colonel José…
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Sucre is Juana Azurduy’s Birthplace | Juana Azurduy nació en Sucre
By Erbol: Wikipedia corrects Juana Azurduy’s origin and reaffirms her birth in Sucre Illustrative image taken from the internet Wikipedia, the world’s most consulted digital encyclopedia, has updated one of the most debated historical facts about Juana Azurduy de Padilla: her birthplace. The platform now states that the heroine was born in the city of…
The Captain Who Played the Anthem with a Machine Gun | El capitán que tocaba el Himno con su ametralladora
By Juan Alberto Quiroz, Facebook: THE CAPTAIN WHO PLAYED THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WITH HIS MACHINE GUN IN THE MIDDLE OF COMBAT “How beautiful it is to fight for the homeland… how beautiful it must be to die defending it.” There is a story buried in the dust of the Chaco that you need to know….
History 101, 1795 – 1928: Luxury Bolivians! | ¡Bolivianos de lujo!
By Lupe Cajias, Los Tiempos: The Essential Ones (I) “There are men who fight for a day and are good. There are others who fight for a year and are better. There are those who fight for many years and are very good. But there are those who fight all their lives; they are the…
Katerine (9): Saves the national flag from a fire | Salva la bandera nacional de un incendio
El Deber, Vision 360: Her School Burned Down They evoke the bravery of Genoveva Ríos: a girl saves the national flag from a fire in San Matías Forest fires in the country mainly affect the department of Santa Cruz. The Girl with the National Flag Escapes Before the Flames Reach Her. Photo: El Deber Katerine,…
Juana Asurdui de Padilla
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: La Juana and the “laris” In Sucre, many people, including authorities, are preparing to celebrate the birth anniversary of Juana Azurduy de Padilla on July 12. They are going to do it despite the fact that they have been repeatedly warned that this is not the correct date. The…
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