By Raul Rivero, Brujula Digital: Once the Bolivian people learned of this disaster, they soon took to the streets and demanded reprisals, which were carried out with the capture of the enemy fortines Toledo, Corrales, and Boquerón. The spark of the war had been lit. A group of soldiers in the Chaco War between Bolivia…
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The Living Experiment of Jesuit Missions | El Experimento Vivo de las Misiones Jesuíticas
By Mauricio Goio Eju.tv: Jesuit missions and the imagination of a different order In the South American rainforest, a different kind of city was attempted: plazas, workshops, and baroque choirs coexisted with forest rituals. These reductions showed that, even under colonial violence, it was possible to imagine another order — imperfect, yet profoundly human. In…
Battle of Cantumarca: Incas/Qhara Qharas vs Guaranies/Chiriguanos
By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: THE GREAT BATTLE OF CANTUMARCA IN POTOSÍ, WHERE THE INCAS AND THE QHARA QHARAS MASSACRED 6,000 GUARANÍES OR CHIRIGUANOS WHO ATTACKED THE MOUNTAIN INHABITANTS AND TRIED TO TAKE THE SILVER MINES Bartolomé Arzans de Orsúa y Vela describes the great Battle of Cantumarca…
How a president handled his vice president’s succession ambition | Cómo un presidente manejó la ambición sucesoria de su vicepresidente
By Walter Guevara, Eju.tv: History is often forgotten. It is no novelty that peoples who forget it are condemned to repeat it. Perhaps that is why, for many young people, reminding them of history feels like revealing a secret. And for many older people, it is as if one were committing an indiscretion. This small…
Symbols that Unite Bolivia | Símbolos que Unen a Bolivia
By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: The coat of arms, the Cerro Rico, the salt flat and the salteña are on the Bicentennial Coin The initiative of historians and researchers from Potosí arises after the previous government, presided over by Luis Arce, presented a Bicentennial coin that only shows the Coat of Arms and the House…
The Cavalry of Santa Cruz at the Battle of El Pari | La caballería cruceña en la batalla de El Pari
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Several cannon shots fell near the patriot troops on November 21, 1816, at El Pari, thundering and sending up clouds of sand. There were bucks and neighs from horses trying to spook, and some attempted to break free from the hands of their riders, who had to punish them. Then…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 