ISBN: 9781130334135

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RareBooksClub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 182 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.4in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: . . . 16th of May, for the election of representatives to a national congress. About three weeks later, on the 10th of June, this first or Constituent Congress of upper Peru assembled in the city of Chiquisaca and was formally opened by General Sucre. The question of the future political status of the newly created Republic was the subject of earnest debate and long deliberation, but, on the 6th of August, the anniversary of the battle of Junin, Peru (won in 1824 by Bolivar), published a solemn declaration of independence, announcing that it was important to the welfare of the Republic of Bolivia, named in honor of her great liberator, not to incorporate herself with any of the coterminous South American Republics, but to erect herself into a sovereign and independent state in relation to the New as well as the Old World. This declaration was signed by Jose Mariano Serrano, the President, and 57 members of the Congress. This assembly further decreed that hereafter the 6th of August should be annually observed throughout Bolivia as a national festival, in commemoration of the battle of Junin, Peru, and the adoption of the Bolivian national declaration of independence. In accordance with the foregoing decree, Bolivia annually celebrates, solemnly and amid great rejoicing, her national independence da. 888 NATIONAL IRRIGA TION CONGRES: IX accordance with the established programme the National Irrigation Congress met in Albuquerque, New Mexico (United States of America), September 29 to October 3, 1008. It was a great and notable gathering of men from all parts of the United States, and its character became international in scope by the fact that delegates and visitors from many of the progressive countries of the world attended the meetings. No better p. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub.com<