1841 in Bolivia

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Last updated June 28, 2023

Incumbents

President:
- José Miguel de Velasco (until 10 June)
- Sebastián Ágreda (provisional: 10 June 1841 – 9 July)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
- Mariano Enrique Calvo (acting: 9 July – 22 September)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
- Vacant (22–27 September)
- José Ballivián (starting 27 September)

Ongoing events

Peruvian-Bolivian War (1841–1842)

Events

June

10 June – President José Miguel de Velasco is ousted in a coup d'état by Sebastián Ágreda.^[1]

July

9 July – Ágreda delegates command to Mariano Enrique Calvo, pending the return of Andrés de Santa Cruz.^[2]

September

22 September – Calvo is ousted in a coup d'état by José Ballivián.^[3]

18 November: Battle of Ingavi
27 September – José Ballivián is sworn-in to the presidency after five days of uncertainty.^[4]^[5]

October

1 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: Peruvian President Agustín Gamarra begin the march to Bolivia.
2 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: The Peruvian Army crosses the border onto Bolivian soil.
15 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War: Peruvian forces occupy La Paz without a fight.
29 October – Peruvian-Bolivian War – Battle of Mecapaca: Bolivian forces under Basilio Herrera attack those of Peru under Miguel de San Román but are repelled.

November

18 November – Peruvian-Bolivian War – Battle of Ingavi: The three competing Bolivian governments unite under Ballivián to defeat Gamarra.

Births

Deaths

18 November – Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru (b. 1785)

Notes

Footnotes

1 2 Acting for Andrés de Santa Cruz (in exile) who never took office (Mesa 2003, pp. 102–103).

Citations

Bibliography

"Decreto Supremo de 27 August 1841". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 27 September 1841. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles | El poder ejecutivo: los ministros de estado (in Spanish) (Third ed.). La Paz: Editorial Gisbert.

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[Ágreda-Calvo-1] 1 2 Acting for Andrés de Santa Cruz (in exile) who never took office (Mesa 2003, pp. 102–103).

[FOOTNOTEMesa2003578-2] Mesa 2003, p. 578.

[FOOTNOTEMesa2003580-3] Mesa 2003, p. 580.

[FOOTNOTEMesa2003103-4] Mesa 2003, p. 103.

[FOOTNOTEMesa2003582-5] Mesa 2003, p. 582.

[FOOTNOTE''Gaceta_Oficial''_27_September1841-6] Gaceta Oficial 27 September 1841.

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