Tag: history

On February 6, 1873, the secret alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed – El 6 de febrero de 1873 se firmó la alianza secreta entre Bolivia y Perú

Roberto Querejazu Calvo y César Vásquez Bazán, El Potosi: The alliance was the response to the preparations of Chile, which was preparing an invasion of the coastal territories of both countries. On Thursday, February 6, 1873, the secret pact of alliance between Bolivia and Peru was signed in Lima, in anticipation of the increasingly imminent…

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Sephardim in Bolivia – Sefarditas en Bolivia

Geraldine Corrales, Los Tiempos: Pávez addresses in his work the history of Sephardim in Bolivia Julio Pávez presented the book entitled “Foundation of the Villa de Oropesa Cochabamba. Neither Crusaders, nor Missionaries: Sephardim” in which he deals with the activities in a society constituted years before the arrival of the Spaniards. According to the author,…

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Alasitas: Bolivia’s festival of miniatures and dreams

EFE, La Prensa Latina: La Paz, Jan 16 (EFE).- Casa de Murillo museum in Bolivia’s capital is hosting a show about the origin of Alasitas, a curious heritage festival of miniatures and dreams which has been linked to the indigenous insurrection of 1781. The exhibition features a huge old painting of the uprising depicting Hispanic…

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Melchor Daza de Oré

Hero of Independence Today the birth of the greatest hero of Potosí is remembered Melchor Daza was born and baptized on January 7, 1791. His full name was Melchor Daza de Oré. He was one of the heroes of November 10, 1810 but, according to the evidence in the power of his descendants, he was…

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Chaco: War – Guerra

Alfonso Gumucio D., Página Siete: Maturing in war – Madurar en la guerra “Don’t be swayed by youthful enthusiasm. Do not let that lead you to make a decision that you will later regret. You are going to leave behind your fathers, your mothers, your brothers, your sisters, your friends, your girlfriends. All the life…

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