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Dámaso Bilbao La Vieja
Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja Alquiza (11 December 1789 – 28 June 1869) was a Bolivian military officer who participated in the Spanish American wars of independence, War of the Confederation, and the Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42. He came from a long line of Spanish and colonial aristocrats, belonging to one of the most belonging to one of the most wealthy families in the Viceroyalty of Peru The Viceroyalty of Peru (), officially known as the Kingdom of Peru (), was a Monarchy of Spain, Spanish imperial provincial administrative district, created in 1542, that originally contained modern-day Peru and most of the Spanish Empire in .... Bilbao would serve as Prefect of La Paz, in 1828 and 1829; as a congressman representing La Paz in the Chamber of Deputies (Bolivia), Chamber of Deputies, during the National Assembly of 1832; as Chuquisaca Department, Prefect of Chuquisaca in 1842; as Potosí Department, Prefect of Potosi in 1844; and as Commander-General of La Paz in 1862 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by population, third-most populous city in Bolivia. Its metropolitan area, which is formed by La Paz, El Alto, Achocalla Municipality, Achocalla, Viacha Municipality, Viacha, and Mecapaca Municipality, Mecapaca makes up the second most populous urban area in Bolivia, with a population of 2.2 million, after Santa Cruz de la Sierra with a population of 2.3 million. It is also the capital of the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. The city, in west-central Bolivia southeast of Lake Titicaca, is set in a canyon created by the Choqueyapu River. It is in a bowl-like depression, part of the Amazon basin, surrounded by the high mountains of the Altiplano. Overlooking the city is the triple-peaked Illimani. Its peaks are always snow-cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
