The Charcas Independence

The Charcas Independence

Independence processes

Started to occur at the beginning of the 19th century.

Charcas Revolution

Goyeneche's arrival in Chuquisaca loosened the existing tensions between the Audience and its president Garcia Pizarro. Goyeneche showed the letter written by Carlota joaquina which proclaimed herself as the ruler of the throne of Spain

The Alto Peru Doctrine

In 1624, La Plata city was the site of the Royal Audience of Charcas and the Archiepiscopate. The idea of emancipation which later provided the legal justification that demonstrated that emancipation. The main argument was the extraordinary development of the famous San Francisco Xavier University which also initiated the rebellion on May 25, 1809

Emancipation ideas

• The situation in Europe and North America influenced the Audience of Charcas, Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Spain in 1808 was the propitious occasion to initiate independence movements.

• When the Zudañez brothers from Chuquisaca heard about the crisis that Spain was going through, they started the first Bolivian movement towards independence.

Spain

• While the Napoleonic invasion took place in Spain in 1808, the majority of the Spaniards did not agree with the new king, so they started to organize temporary Provisional Juntas.

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La Paz movement

The people from La Paz agreed at the beginning to defend Fernando VII's right to the throne. The majority of the revolutionaries recognized Pedro Domingo Murillo, as the only leader of the saga of Liberty

Alto Peru uprisings

• Cochabamba: After the revolutions of La Paz and Buenos Aires, september 14, 1810

• Santa Cruz: Following the example of Cochabamba, in September 1810 the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra organised an open Cabildo and a government Junta

• Oruro: This city rose up on October 6, 1810 led by Tomas Barron

• Potosi: Most of the mining elite lived in this city that was favoured by the Spaniards, however the Potosinian patriots rioted in November 10, 1810.

The Coronillas heroines

Since Goyeneche came to impose royal rule to stifle revolution rumors that were heard all the way from Alto Peru to Rio de La Plata. After multiple times defeating the rebels in Sipe Sipe and then in Pocoya, the uprisings of the woman was surprising in Cochabamba and this was one of the most historic events of the rebellion