La Paz Revolution

When

1809

Kind

Revolution

Coordinates

16.50° S, 68.13° W

Description

1809 revolt in La Paz, Rio de la Plata

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1809 uprising against Spanish rule in La Paz, Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia)

The City of La Paz is located in the highlands of Upper Peru, located in what is known today as Bolivia. This area became the center of a political upheaval in 1809. In July a coalition of local elites, militia officers, and urban residents overthrew the Spanish colonial authorities and established a governing body known as the Junta Tuitiva.

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• Wikidata: revolutions and assassinationsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The city of La Paz (in modern-day Bolivia) declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “soulèvement de La Paz contre la couronne espagnole mené par Pedro Domingo Murillo (réprimé le 25 octobre)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la actual Bolivia, la revolución independentista de La Paz, bajo la dirección de Pedro Domingo Murillo, da lugar a la formación de la Junta Tuitiva, primer…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page