La Paz revolution

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La Paz revolution

Pedro Murillo, leader of the revolution.
Date	July 16, 1809
Location	La Paz, Upper Peru (modern Bolivia)
Participants	Criollos from La Paz
Outcome	Temporary removal of Spanish authorities and declaration of independence. Spanish rule restored by Goyeneche

The city of La Paz, in the region of Upper Peru (now in Bolivia but then in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata), experienced a revolution in 1809 that deposed Spanish authorities and declared independence. The revolution is considered one of the early steps of the Spanish American Wars of Independence and a predecessor of the Bolivian War of Independence. However, the revolution was defeated shortly it had started, and the city returned to Spanish rule.