By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: THE GREAT BATTLE OF CANTUMARCA IN POTOSÍ, WHERE THE INCAS AND THE QHARA QHARAS MASSACRED 6,000 GUARANÍES OR CHIRIGUANOS WHO ATTACKED THE MOUNTAIN INHABITANTS AND TRIED TO TAKE THE SILVER MINES Bartolomé Arzans de Orsúa y Vela describes the great Battle of Cantumarca…
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211 Years Since the Battle of La Florida | 211 años de la batalla de La Florida
By Marcelo Añez Mayer* Ideas Textuales; Eju.tv: As some of you may know, 211 years ago, on May 25, 1814, within the framework of the American War of Independence, a very important battle was fought here in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: the Battle of La Florida. The town of Florida is located about 70 km southeast…
Bolivia welcomes couple from Ukraine after having denied entry – Bolivia acoge a pareja de Ucrania tras haberle negado ingreso
PARIS BEACON MARCH 14, 2022 The initial expulsion of the migrants sparked criticism from the opposition to the government of Bolivian President Luis Arce. A Ukrainian couple who escaped from the war in their country arrived in Bolivia this Sunday (03.13.2022) after being rejected a day earlier, after the government apologized and invited them to…
Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River
From the Council of Hemispheric Affairs: Tensions Rise between Chile and Bolivia over the Perceived State of the Former’s Military Base near the Silala River By Laura Iesue, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs A number of days ago, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales accused Chile of occupying a military facility nine miles from…
Bolivian Independence 101: The Battle of Santa Barbara
From Jimmy Ortiz webpage, excerpts follow: The Battle of Santa Barbara … A bit of history: The Battle of Santa Barbara was the second battle for Santa Cruz independence, during the Republiqueta (1813-1816). In that period we fought together with the military and intellectual Manuel Belgrano and his Libertarian Second Army, which put the Colonel….
Bolivian independence: The Battle of Chicaloma
Jose Alberto Diez de Medina writes in El Diario: The Battle of Chicaloma The Revolution of July 16, 1809 triggered the formation of the first independent government of America, against the actions of Spain. Then, the Viceroy of Peru, called a realist, winding and bloody military, Jose Manuel de Goyeneche, to quell the uprising subversive…
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