By La Patria: Every May 26, Bolivian heroes are remembered: the Colorados Battalion and their bravery in the Battle of Alto de la Alianza The Battle of Alto de la Alianza The Battle of Alto de la Alianza was one of the most important events of the War of the Pacific. This confrontation took place…
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From Shopkeeper to Hero | De caserita a heroína
By El Deber: She assisted two crew members in her home from the plane that crashed in El Alto: “I didn’t know what to do, they were bleeding” Ana María, one of the heroines of the accident. Photo: RTP and APG Ana María, a resident of El Alto, took two injured people into her home,…
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Independence | Recordando la independencia de Santa Cruz
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 