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Because of pre-Independence Day festivities, we are only able to finagle a quick peek at Independence Hall, the room where the first National Constituent Congress met and signed the Act of independence of Bolivia (then known as Alto [Upper] Perú or Charcas) in 1825. The Bolivian Congress met here until 1898. The display case behind the man contains the Bolivian Declaration of Independence. The chandelier is blocking the portrait of Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), the first president of Bolivia. On the left is Antonio José de Sucre (1795-1830), the second president of Bolivia. On the right is General José Ballivián (1805-1852), the 11th president of Bolivia. The Casa de la Libertad (Freedom House) was originally a chapel and great hall for the Jesuit-run Saint Francis Xavier Pontifical University (Universidad Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier) founded in 1624 and still in existence. Today Freedom House is maintained by the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia. Sucre (elev. 2,810m/9,214ft) was founded by the Spanish in 1538 as Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo (Silver City of New Toledo). It became the judicial, religious, and cultural center of the region. Bolivia achieved independence from Spain on 6 August 1825, the last country in Latin America to do so. In 1839 the city was declared the capital of Bolivia and renamed in honor of Antonio José de Sucre (1795-1830), a leader of the fight for independence who was a close friend of Simón Bolívar and served as the second president of Bolivia from the end of 1825 to 1828. (The administrative capital of Bolivia shifted to La Paz in 1898.) The Historic City of Sucre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. On Google Earth: Casa de la Libertad 19° 2'51.48"S, 65°15'36.83"W |
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| Author | Dan Lundberg |
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