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5.24- The Republic of Bolivar

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Liberating Upper Peru - The Last Battle of Spanish Amerca Independence

Sucre's army crossed the border into upper peru and entered la paz, not just unopposed, but to open arms. The remaining spanish troops in the region were, more often than not, local recruits who welcomed the general amnesty sucrey had sent ahead. So there was no war of bolivian independence. And this is why aacucho gets to go down as the last battle of spSpanish amerca independence. Because by the end of april 18 25, upper peru was in sukrey's hands, and he had hardly fired a shot in anger.

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