By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ, THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ WHO LED THE FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617, 200 YEARS BEFORE THE CRIES FOR LIBERTY OF MANUEL DE ZUDAÑEZ IN THE CITY OF SUCRE OR PEDRO DOMINGO MURILLO IN THE CITY OF…
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A precise colonial clock in the Casa de Moneda | Un preciso reloj colonial en la Casa de Moneda
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Potosí has a precise colonial clock located in the Casa de Moneda The clock is in the second courtyard and has two faces that tell the time, but the back face is the one that shows the time in winter. This clock is in the second courtyard of the National…
Pirates decapitated in Potosí | Piratas decapitados en Potosí
Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: “Did you know that four pirates were decapitated in the Plaza de la Villa Imperial de Potosí in 1596?” “The pirates, allies of the most feared and famous of the Caribbean pirates, the Englishman Francis Drake, were decapitated in the Plaza de la Villa…
In colonial Potosí, January 1 was election day | En el Potosí colonial, el 1 de enero era día de elecciones
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: By vote, the composition of the Secular Chapter was partially renewed. But it was not a democratic practice. Starting in 1562, the Imperial Villa of Potosí had a town hall; that is, a collegiate body that dealt with civil and criminal issues, and, although there was the figure of…
Lady accessories from the colonial period | Accesorios de dama del periodo colonial
Gilka Azurduy Alarcón y María Esther Ramírez Pérez, El Potosi: Get to know some lady accessories from the colonial period Some can still be seen in a temporary exhibition at the Casa de Moneda [Mint House]. How did the women of Charcas dress in the colonial period? Going back, let’s look at these accessories from…
Potosí, to the rescue of its first Mint House
Daniel Oropeza writes in Pagina Siete: The Historical Research Society of Potosí has informed that a joint action has allowed the transfer of the property to the FCBCB follow its course. First Mint House and Royal Funds before its remodeling. Photo: Archivo Casa Bolívar, Potosí. Potosí is happy. A joint action between authorities and the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 