Tag: independence

Bolivian History 101: 202 years of Battle of La Tablada -TARIJA

El Diario reports: The beautiful Tarija remembers today 202 years of The Battle of the Tablada. When commemorating the 202 years of the Battle of La Tablada, Tarija shows a negative performance, which is reflected in its main indicators, despite the statements of national authorities about the resources received by the region. On April 15,…

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The last battle for Bolivia

Luis Gonzalez reports for Pagina Siete: REVIEW The author writes about Álvaro Moscoso’s research work on the government of Pedro Blanco. He points out that it is a book that has a clear and direct prose, and a very careful edition. A revisionist study of official history, tending to discuss commonly accepted criteria and to…

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Bolivia History 101: Santa Cruz!

Paula Peña writes in El Deber: The project of the patriots for Santa Cruz The Governorate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, founded in 1560, was the guardian of the frontier of the Spanish empire in this part of America. The rivers Iténez and Paraguay marked the confines between Spain and Portugal. From the city…

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How could we describe what really means to Be Bolivian?

Pagina Siete rightfully describes who we are: In the sights Be Bolivian We Bolivians are hard-working, enterprising people, of fortitude [ñeque], as they say in La Paz. But, just as we have that virtue, we are owners of a horrible defect: we do not like to comply with the law. All generalization is bad, but…

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Bolivian History 101: The creation of Bolivia

Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The creation of Bolivia After the battle of Ayacucho, the Liberator army left Puno heading for Upper Peru [now Bolivia], to cross the Desaguadero river. Alto Peru [now Bolivia] maintained through its leaders, and of its borders a nation already modeled. Their guerrillas, who for 15…

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