Pagina Siete: This Thursday the remains of the military will be buried in the General Cemetery of the capital, in the pavilion of the veterans of the Chaco War. The remains of General Manuel Marzana, the Chuquisaca hero of the Chaco War, arrived in the city of Sucre on Wednesday after their exhumation in the…
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Ximena Galarza: 2020 International Women of Courage Award Recipient
U. S. Embassy in Bolivia reports, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to Honor Awardees on March 4, 2020 withSpecial Remarks by First Lady of the United States Melania Trump On Wednesday, March 4, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hosted the Annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards at the…
Rufino Carrasco, the winner of the battle of Tambillo of 1879 – Rufino Carrasco, el vencedor de la batalla de Tambillo de 1879
Elvis Fuertes reports for Pagina Siete: Rufino Carrasco, the winner of the battle of Tambillo of 1879 After being abandoned in the desert, Colonel Carrasco have been arrested and harassed in the city of Potosí by mandate of General Narciso Campero, who coveted to take command of the country. Few know his history, but the…
They find rest of airplane piloted by Rafael Pabón in the Chaco War
I can only pray and thank our heroes Rafael Pabón and Mario Calvo, may they rest in peace. [Bolivian Thoughts] EFE reports for Pagina Siete: They find rest of airplane piloted by Rafael Pabón in the Chaco War Pabón was considered one of the best pilots of Bolivian aviation. The remains of the plane piloted…
Bolivian History 101: The Chaco, the war that Bolivia ended up winning
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The Chaco, the war that Bolivia ended up winning On June 14, 1935, at noon, the ceasefire was declared on the battlefield of the Chaco War. Then came three years of negotiations in which Bolivia achieved its objectives: access to the Atlantic and the defense of its oil. Radio…
The odyssey of children that brought smallpox vaccine in their bodies
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: The odyssey of children that brought smallpox vaccine in their bodies The Spanish doctor Jose Salvany was part of the crusade that brought the cure to the country. He died in Cochabamba, in misery. In 1779, the military doctor Francisco Xavier de Balmis witnessed the havoc that smallpox had…
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