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in Sucre, there were public demonstrations in support of the government. Now in La Paz, Urioste denounced several other liberals from Sucre that had abandoned the cause and flipped to the Conservative Party. He had even armed himself and was prepared to die for the Liberal Party, but was persuaded not to fight by his wife.
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After these events, the deputies from La Paz withdrew to their department by order of the Federal Board. The people of La Paz received their representatives with exalted cheers and acclamations. The overthrow of Fernández had now become a main objective of the federalists. In juxtaposition to La Paz,
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The decisive confrontation of the civil war was the Battle of the Segundo Crucero, on April 10, 1899, where the president and Pando met. After four hours of combat, Pando's troops were victorious. The defeated withdrew to Oruro and, shortly after, Fernández went into exile. With Pando now in power,
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and had the intention to lynch the president. Urioste disguised him as a priest and took him into his own home, despite the fact that they had completely opposing political views. They were, however, business partners and allies at the time, showing Urioste's self-interest in saving the President's
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became president in 1892, Urioste's relationship with the Conservatives began to sour. Baptista was not a businessman and he had no connection to Urioste, which meant that clashes of ideology would be frequent between the two. Even before Baptista had risen to the presidency, the two had often had
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On October 31, 1898, the deputies of Sucre proposed to definitively install the executive capital in Sucre, known as the "Radicatory Law". However, their La Paz counterparts proposed that the Congress should move to Cochabamba (a neutral place), and were rejected. The liberals seemed to initially
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squadron, made up of young men from popular classes. During their march to reinforce the president, the government forces plundered the indigenous populations in the countryside, an action which Urioste denounced and would later create a charity fund for the affected families.
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accept the plan to make Sucre the official capital. The liberals had done so strategically since if they vetoed they would provoke the inhabitants of the capital, however, if it was approved they could convince the people and the garrison of La Paz (under the orders of Colonel
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wanted to settle the decade-long debate regarding what city was officially the Bolivian capital. Up until 1880, the seat of executive power was wherever the current president resided. Hence, Congress met, between 1825 and 1900, on twenty-nine occasions in Sucre, twenty in
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To his party's dismay, Urioste often acted as a link between the Liberals and Conservatives, oftentimes acting as a mediator between the party leaders. For this, he often clashed with his own partisans as well as with the Conservatives. However, when
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During his time in the Chamber of Deputies, there were several instances of fights and disagreements, as noted by the recorded transcripts of many sessions, involving Urioste. He was remembered for being inflexible and passionate, being a staunch
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was a brother-in-law to his fierce rival. Eventually, Baptista, through Arce's efforts, approved and the Bank was created through the Law of October 22, 1892. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Huanchaca Company.
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had been elected President of Bolivia and, although conservative in nature, would become a mentor to Urioste. Regardless of his radical liberal ideas, Urioste became a close ally and business partner of Pacheco and future president
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Throughout his life he held various diplomatic positions, his most prominent one being in France. He would also work as a banker and administrator, as he came to be the General Manager of the
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In response, on December 12, with the people of La Paz in their favor, a Federal Board of Liberals and some authorities who switched sides (the Prefect and Commander General
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to a prominent family. He was educated in France and England where he received an excellent education and established connections for his later career as a diplomat.
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there was a clearly neutral stance. Among the indigenous communities of Cochabamba, Oruro, La Paz and Potosí there are uprisings in favor of the Liberals.
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Urioste, as a liberal, would become very powerful in Congress, remaining a key figure until the overthrow of his party and ally and friend,
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Urioste was married to Adela Arana in 1882, a member of an illustrious Bolivian family, with whom he had six children: Amelia Adela;
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The government's first brigade encountered Pando and numerous warriors in Cosmini, and were forced to take refuge in the parish of
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Doña Clotilde de Velasco, his mother. She had several important connections in Bolivia that helped her son's career flourish.
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who served in Bolivian delegations to France and Russia. He belonged to the prominent Urioste family, grandson of the
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Fernández decided to march on La Paz with the three divisions stationed in Sucre (Bolívar, Junín and Hussars). In
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squadron. These were made up of upper-class youths with their own horses and weapons, and included the battalion
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thunderous clashes in Congress. Even after Baptista was president, Urioste often argued and disagreed with him.
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The son of Melitón de Urioste Gómez and Petronila Clotilde Velasco del Rivero, who was a first cousin of
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Entre la alianza y la confrontación: Pablo Zárate Willka y la rebelión indígena de 1899 en Bolivia
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Who's who in Latin America: Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru; Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruquay
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Tras las huellas del poder: una mirada histórica al problema de la conspiraciones en Bolivia
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Manuel, Alcántara; Mercedes, García Montero; Francisco, Sánchez López (2018-07-01).
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One of the most famous stories about Urioste took place during the presidency of
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Redactor de la H. Cámara de Diputados (Sesiones reservadas).Volume 2 (1910).
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Estudios sociales: Memoria del 56.º Congreso Internacional de Americanistas
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El nacionalismo en Bolivia de la pre y posguerra del Chaco (1910-1945)
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Economic Change and Rural Resistance in Southern Bolivia, 1880-1930
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Anuario de leyes, decretos, resoluciones y órdenes supremas (1924).
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Urioste's political career began in 1884 when he joined
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in 1902. He would be the recipient of the Spanish civil
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Urioste Velasco in his early career as a congressman.
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when a mob surrounded the Cathedral of Sucre during
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The Honorable

Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Tupiza
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Sucre
Chargé d'affaires
Paris
Sucre
Bolivia
Sucre
Bolivia
Liberal Party
Alma mater
University of San Francisco Xavier
Diplomat
Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic

Bolivian
diplomat
politician
socialite
magnate
Atanasio de Urioste
Princess of La Glorieta
industrialist
business magnate
Armando Julio Urioste Arana
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Order of Isabella the Catholic

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