Luis S. Crespo wrote for El Diario, August 10, 1927 – 1928: The first territorial dismemberment The background In the chronic of June 3, are referred the industrial and diplomatic history of the bases that was drafted in La Paz to celebrate the border treaty with Chile. There we have seen Chile took advantage of the…
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“Bolivia Access to Sea,” Reality, Not Myths
Former Bolivia President, Carlos Mesa writes on behalf of Bolivia, regarding our claim of a sovereign seacoast that was taken by force, by Chile: “Bolivia Access to Sea,” Reality, Not Myths Over 20% of the world’s countries lack seacoast. A finding that is one elementary truth, is that ALL the Mediterranean countries that import or…
Bolivian History 101: Eduardo Abaroa, Ladislao Cabrera and the Calama defense!
Floren Sanabria writes in El Diario: Eduardo Abaroa and the Calama defense The Chilean army, without any difficulty, advancing victorious, without a hint of resistance from the small towns of the journey, until they reached the vicinity of Calama. There, they had to stop along the way, then, information received from the small town said…
Bolivian History 101: The Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz and the Bolivian – Peruvian Confederation
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz and the Bolivian – Peruvian Confederation One of the most representative figures of the liberation wars in America is Andrés de Santa Cruz and Calahumana, son of a Spanish nobleman and a daughter of the Cacique of Huarina. The Mariscal…
Bolivian History 101: The significance of Abaroa’s sublime sacrifice
Rodolfo Becerra writes in El Diario: The significance of Abaroa’s sublime sacrifice Many voices say the issue of invasion of Chile to the Bolivian Litoral is a thing of the past and we should forget and make new approaches. This position is disloyal and treacherous, because we must maintain our condemnation of this act of…
Bolivia History 101: Chile’s invasion forcing us to remain landlocked
Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Another day of landlocked from the sea The Bolivian coastline was usurped by Chile in a conflict started on February 14, 1879. Today, March 23, 2014, 135 years running and the heroism of Eduardo Abaroa in Calama. At the end there was the loss of a vital territory. Chile,…
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