Eduardo Ruilowa, El Deber: Remembered as a man of action and impatient, whose main desire was to found a town. On February 26, 1526, he achieved one of his greatest aspirations by founding Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Admired by many and hated by others, Don Ñuflo de Chaves is considered by many historians as…
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Ecclesiastical Museum, historical jewel, alternative for locals and visitors – Museo Eclesiástico, joya histórica, alternativa para propios y extraños
Correo del Sur: Special site that preserves a valuable collection of liturgical objects and works of sacred art REPOSITORY. This museum is an interesting option for cultural tourism by preserving objects dating from the mid-16th century. After nearly two years of forced closure due to the pandemic, last week the Ecclesiastical Museum of the Cathedral…
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…
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,…
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…
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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