Pedro Blanco Soto | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Antonio Villavicencio, Museo de Charcas, Sucre | |
| 5th President of Bolivia | |
| In office 26 December 1828 – 1 January 1829 | |
| Vice President | José Ramón de Loayza |
| Preceded by | José Ramón de Loayza (acting) |
| Succeeded by | José Miguel de Velasco (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Blanco Soto 19 October 1795 Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Bolivia) |
| Died | 1 January 1829 (aged 33) Sucre, Bolivia |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Spouse | Ana Ferrufino |
| Parent(s) | José Manuel Blanco Vicenta Soto |
| Relatives | Carlos Blanco Galindo (great-grandson) |
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Pedro Blanco Soto (19 October 1795 – 1 January 1829) was a Bolivian soldier and politician and president of the Republic of Upper Peru, an unrecognized entity that emerged in the limits of the department of La Paz and, which claimed the territory of the Republic of Bolivia. He held the position for a short time before being killed by his opponents in a convent called La Recoletta in Sucre on New Year's Day 1829.[1][2] A small plaque now marks the spot in the Museo de la Recoletta. He was well known for his pro-Peruvian stance and this is generally the reason attributed to his assassination. He was also a distinguished officer during the Peruvian War of Independence.
- ^ Basadre, Jorge (1998). Historia de la República del Perú. La República.
- ^ Blanco, Pedro (1828). Nota del presidente de la republica del Alto Peru, Gral. Pedro Blanco, a la Asamblea convencional. President of Bolivia.