Chuquisaca Revolution
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The Chuquisaca Revolution was a popular uprising on 25 May 1809 against
Causes
Although nearly 30 years had passed, the indigenous revolutions led by Túpac Amarú II and Tomás Katari and their violent repression were still remembered. The revolutions ranged from the south of modern Colombia to the north of modern Argentina and Chile.
There was great concern about recent developments in Spain, where French forces, led by Napoleon, had invaded many parts of the country, captured Spanish King Ferdinand VII, and replaced him with Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte. Without the authority of a king leading them, the Spanish resistance created Government Juntas.
Development
The news of the fall of Ferdinand VII in Spain caused great concern in the city, and in the
Shall we follow the fate of Spain or resist in the Americas? The Indies are a personal domain of the King of Spain. The King is impeded to reign. Therefore, the Indies shall govern themselves.
The junta, initially loyal to King
Historiography
The Chuquisaca revolution did not intend to alter the city's loyalty to the king, but the revolution of La Paz openly declared independence. Today, historians do not agree on whether the revolution of Chuquisaca was motivated by independence or was just a dispute between supporters of Ferdinand VII and Carlota. Consequently, there is disagreement on whether the first revolution to proclaim independence in Spanish America was that of Chuquisaca or that of La Paz. The researchers Juan Reyes and Genoveva Loza support the latter by arguing that in Chuquisaca, the Spanish system of government was maintained and did not support the revolution in La Paz.[2] Others like Charles Arnade, Teodocio Imaña, Gabriel René Moreno, and Felipe Pigna argue, however, that the Chuquisaca revolution supported independence and cited as its main foundation the political philosophical concept of the "Syllogism of Chuquisaca," which proposed self-determination.[2][3] Still other historians locate the first "cry of freedom" in Ecuador, rather than Bolivia, because of a revolt that took place in Quito in August 1809.[4]
Revolution in Chuquisaca
Upper Peru
The territory of Upper Peru, now in Bolivia, was made up of four provinces and two political-military governments. One of the provinces was that of Chuquisaca, in whose capital Chuquisaca, also called La Plata or Charcas and now Sucre, had the headquarters for the Royal Court of Charcas.[5]
See also
References
- ISBN 987-545-149-5.
- ^ a b "El primer gobierno libre latinoamericano". La Razón (in Spanish). July 16, 2006. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ISBN 987-545-149-5.
Spanish: El pensamiento, conocido como el "Silogismo de Chuquisaca", será uno de los argumentos de los revolucionarios que se lanzarán a las calles de la ciudad universitaria, el 25 de mayo de 1809, y de La Paz, el 16 de junio.
Arnade, Charles W. (1970) [1957]. The Emergence of the Republic of Bolivia. New York: Russell and Russell.
English: The thought, known as the "Syllogism of Chuquisaca", was one of the arguments that the revolutionaries put forth in the streets of the university city, on May 25, 1809, and La Paz, on June 16. - ^ Primer grito libertario
- ^ "Chuquisaca". cowlatinamerica.voices.wooster.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
Sources
- Arnade, Charles W. (1957). The Emergence of the Republic of Bolivia. New York: Russell and Russell.