Polity Junta of Upper Peru

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Was a rebel independent Junta in Bolivia during the struggle for independence from Spain.

Establishment

  • July 1809: In 1809, Pedro Domingo Murillo, a Criollo leader, led a revolt in La Paz alongside Mestizos. They established an independent junta of Upper Peru to govern in the name of Ferdinand VII, the captive king of Spain.

Chronology

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1. Spanish American wars of independence

Were a series of independence wars by the Spanish colonies in America that started after the French occupation of mainland Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

1.1. Bolivian War of Independence

Was the War for indipendence from Spain by Bolivia.

  • July 1809: In 1809, Pedro Domingo Murillo, a Criollo leader, led a revolt in La Paz alongside Mestizos. They established an independent junta of Upper Peru to govern in the name of Ferdinand VII, the captive king of Spain.
  • December 1809: By November 1809, Cochabamba, Oruro, and Potosí had joined the La Paz junta.
  • January 1810: The revolts in Upper Peru and Sucre were put down by Spanish forces sent to La Paz by the viceroys of Peru and the Río de La Plata.

Disestablishment

  • January 1810: The revolts in Upper Peru and Sucre were put down by Spanish forces sent to La Paz by the viceroys of Peru and the Río de La Plata.