By Eju.tv: Couple Funds Monument to Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz in His Birthplace of Huarina A towering monument honoring Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana has been unveiled in Huarina, the lakeside town on Bolivia’s Altiplano where the renowned military leader and statesman was born. [video] The monument was financed entirely by local…
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Andrés de Santa Cruz: The Royalist | El realista
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: Santa Cruz, the Royalist Andrés de Santa Cruz was a royalist during most of the War of Independence, but he switched to the patriot side in January 1820. Andrés de Santa Cruz was a royalist during most of the War of Independence, but he switched to the patriot side in…
Andrés de Santa Cruz: The Bolivian Condor Who Forged a Regional Power | Andrés de Santa Cruz: El cóndor boliviano que Forjó una Potencia Regional
By Joaquín Terán: It is well known that Latin America’s independence did not immediately bring stability or order: instead, it opened the door to chaos, fragmentation, and internal conflict. The nation-state concept, still immature in the continent, lacked strong institutions to sustain it. The liberal bourgeoisie that had driven emancipation lacked both the strength and…
Tribute to Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz | Homenaje al Mariscal Andrés de Santa Cruz
By Ascencio Flores Choquehuanca, El Diario: Better is a good name than fine perfume, and better the day of death than the day of birth—words recorded in ancient Hebrew scriptures. In truth, what we do in life is what will determine if we are remembered after death or simply fade into oblivion. How many people…
Peru ready to help Bolivia with access to Pacific
EFE reports in Latino Fox News: Peru ready to help Bolivia with access to Pacific SUCRE – Bolivian President Evo Morales and Peru’s Pedro Pablo Kuczynski agreed here Friday on a program that promises to give landlocked Bolivia access to the Pacific Ocean. One major element of the plan calls for including Bolivia on the…
History 101: The Bolivian Peruvian Confederation
The Bolivian Peruvian Confederation Once dissolved the Constituent Assembly decreed by General José Miguel de Velasco, the Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz was called to take over the Presidency of the Republic of Bolivia, who presided over the same on May 19, 1829. The first acts of the government of Gral. Santa Cruz were the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 