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4 unusual facts about Bolivian Declaration of Independence


Bolivian Declaration of Independence

In Cochabamba on January 16, a cavalry squad of American Dragoons rose up in rebellion.

Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Arraya and the squads Santa Victoria and American Dragoons went to Chayanta, where they also swore independence.

On 6 February, Field Marshal Sucre - at the head of the Liberation Army - crossed the Desaguadero River, which was the border with Peru, and entered La Paz the next day.

University of Saint Francis Xavier

Once Republic was proclaimed by Simón Bolívar, the university became the main university of the new country.



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