Bolivia History 101: Bolivia owes its freedom and independence to Medinaceli

Victor Hugo Medinaceli writes for El Diario: Battle of Tumusla, April 1, 1825 Bolivia owes its freedom and independence to Medinaceli The battle of Tumusla, performed on April 1, 1825, is a consequence of the Declaration of war made by the potosino Colonel Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu to Spanish General Pedro Antonio Olañeta, three months before…

Grandma, the war, a Bolivian hero… and a Chilean invasion

The 6 Coolest Things Said by Soldiers Before Killing People By:Jacopo della Quercia June 14, 2012 War is serious. War is dark, violent and terrible, and it will likely be the end of our species someday. It’s a cliche, but some cliches are there for a reason: War is hell. Or a hell of a lot…

History 101: Bolivia and Peru Alliance and Chile maneuvers: June 4, 1879

This interesting and exceptional article will serve to keep in mind our past, from El Diario, an article which was printed June 4, 1925, 1926, 1927 and yesterday 2012: Fourth Chilean proposition to break the Alliance Peru Bolivia Few days after Chile had declared war on Peru and Bolivia, the Cabinet of that nation Council adopted,…