This article belongs to Bolivia 101: THE BASICS Battle of the Pari Born in Buenos Aires, Ignacio Warnes came to the Alto Peru as a Lieutenant Colonel with the auxiliary army from Argentinian General, Manuel Belgrano. In 1813 he was appointed by Belgrano as Governor of the province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where…
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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…
Potosi: 201 years of freedom!!
Today is a very special day, Potosi celebrates 201 years of freedom, since the time it started its independence quest from Spaniard rule. When I was a child, I used to hear the following: “Potosi had electricity long before Paris” “Potosi was twice the size of New York” and so on… there is even a…
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