By JUAN JOSÉ TORO MONTOYA, Los Tiempos: We are already closing the first month of the bicentennial year of the declaration of independence, and it is worth reviewing some key events from 200 years ago that were decisive for what would happen on August 6, 1825. In January 1825, desertions began within the Royalist Army…
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The last three battles of the continent’s independence | Las tres últimas batallas de la independencia del continente
By MSc. Victor Medinaceli Ríos, lawyer, engineer, and researcher; ERBOL: Close to the national Bicentennial: Junín, Ayacucho, and Tumusla — the last three battles of the continent’s independence The independence of Latin America was a long and complex process marked by countless confrontations that secured the freedom of the continent’s countries. Three battles stand out…
Battle of Tumusla | History 101 | Batalla de Tumusla
By Juan José Toro, Visión 360: I cannot share more details about the investigation, as the results will be made public during the official event scheduled for this Thursday. On Wednesday, in La Paz, the governor of Potosí, Marco Antonio Copa, officially presented the findings of an investigation that has uncovered a file of previously…
First Women Artists in Bolivia: Pioneers and Trailblazers | Primeras mujeres artistas en Bolivia: precursoras y hacedoras de caminos
By Reynaldo J. González, Opinion: The earliest names of women artists in Bolivian territory date back to the last quarter of the 19th century, with notable figures such as Teresa Torre Tagle and Julia Sandoval Between the 16th and 19th centuries, during the colonial era and the early years of the Republic, hundreds of artists…
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…
Bolivia breaks record in the Memory of the World, registering eight documents | Bolivia rompe récord en la Memoria del Mundo, inscribió ocho documentos
By Vision 360: Among the documents Bolivia registered is the “Census of Foreigners (1935-1959) from the La Paz Archive.” An image related to the topic, disseminated by the FC-BCB. Bolivia broke a record in the Memory of the World Program (MoWLAC), directed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the registration…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 