By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Sucre and His Intentions The call for the election of deputies to convene in an assembly, and perhaps the assembly itself, was nothing more than a reaffirmation of the will that Sucre had already expressed at the beginning of February 1825. Where was Antonio José de Sucre 200 years…
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The long and winding libertarian birth of Upper Peru | El largo y sinuoso parto libertario del Alto Perú
By Raúl Rivero,, Brújula Digital: Sculpture representing Alejo Calatayud/Wikicommons Despite being on the brink of celebrating the 200th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Upper Peru, now the Republic of Bolivia, historians continue to delve into the causes that led the inhabitants of the former Audiencia of Charcas to wait 16 years from…
Bicentennial January | Enero bicentenario
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 