Partido Conservador (Bolivia)
The Partido Conservador ( Conservative Party ) was one of the two most important parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century . The other important party was the Partido Liberal ( Liberal Party ).
history
After the country lost direct access to the Pacific Ocean in the saltpeter war with Chile , conservative politicians took over political power in Bolivia in 1880 and founded the “Partido Conservador” in 1883.
In the run-up to the elections of 1884, the early days of the conservative party were shaped by the alliance of Gregorio Pacheco Leyes , chairman of the Partido Demócrata and Aniceto Arce Ruiz , chairman of the Partido Constitucional . This alliance was created through the mediation of Mariano Baptista Caserta in the event that the result of the election did not lead to a clear victory for either party.
In the following two decades, from 1880 to 1899, all presidents of Bolivia were members of the Partido Conservador:
- Narciso Campero Leyes (1880-1884)
- Gregorio Pacheco Leyes (1884-1888)
- Aniceto Arce Ruiz (1888-1892)
- Mariano Baptista Caserta (1892-1896)
- Severo Fernandez Alonso Caballero (1896–1899)
Only in 1899 succeeded the opposition Liberal Party under José Manuel Pando , after the dispute over the seat of the capital and the subsequent civil war (1898-1899), the power of the by the silver - oligarchy to assume supported conservatives.
See also
literature
- Historia de Bolivia (7th edition), editorial Gisbert
- Bethell, Leslie. Historia de América Latina: América Latina independiente (1820-1870) . (Barcelona: Ed. Crítica. 1991)
- Mesa José de; Gisbert, Teresa; Mesa, Carlos D .: Historia de Bolivia , 3rd edition.
- López Martínez, Héctor: Historia Marítima del Perú. La República - 1876 a 1879 . Tomo X. Instituto de Estudios Históricos-Marítimos del Perú. Lima, Perú, 1993.
- James Read. The Rough Guide to Bolivia. 2nd edition 2008 ( English )