Pedro Blanco Soto

Pedro Blanco Soto
Portrait by Antonio Villavicencio, Museo de Charcas, Sucre
5th President of Bolivia
In office
26 December 1828 – 1 January 1829
Vice PresidentJosé Ramón de Loayza
Preceded byJosé Ramón de Loayza (acting)
Succeeded byJosé Miguel de Velasco (acting)
Personal details
Born
Pedro Blanco Soto

(1795-10-19)19 October 1795
Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Bolivia)
Died1 January 1829(1829-01-01) (aged 33)
Sucre, Bolivia
Manner of deathAssassination
SpouseAna Ferrufino
Parent(s)José Manuel Blanco
Vicenta Soto
RelativesCarlos 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.

  1. ^ Basadre, Jorge (1998). Historia de la República del Perú. La República.
  2. ^ Blanco, Pedro (1828). Nota del presidente de la republica del Alto Peru, Gral. Pedro Blanco, a la Asamblea convencional. President of Bolivia.