Why Bolivia, the First Country in South America to Emancipate From Spain, Ended up Being the Last to Achieve Its Independence – the Minnesota Press

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Why Bolivia, the first country in South America to emancipate from Spain, ended up being the last to achieve its independence Editorial-BBC News Mundo On August 6, 1825, Bolivia emerged “from the unjust, oppressive and miserable power” of the Spanish crown and declared itself “sovereign and independent State of all nations, both the old and the new world.” This was enshrined in its act of independence, a historic fact that is celebrated in Boliv…