Monteagudo

Monteagudo is a small town in South Eastern Bolivia. Its call is dedicated to Bernardo de Monteagudo Cáceres 1789 to 1825 who took component inside the Chuquisaca revolution of 25 May 1809. Monteagudo turned into at first named Sauces and become prominent in the frequent wars between Creole settlers, the Spanish Empire, and the independent country of Bolivia against the Eastern Bolivian Guarani people extra usually called Chiriguanos.

In 1728, a Chiriguano army attacked Sauces, burned the church, and captured 80 Spaniards. On March 29, 1892, Apiaguaiki Tumpa the last Chiriguano battle chief become carried out in Monteagudo. To the west, Monteagudo is hooked up with the capital of Sucre by means of the inner-Bolivian toll road Ruta 6. As less than one 4th of the road is paved, coaches take 8 hours for the space of 326 km in dry climate, while in rainy climate the final results of the adventure is uncalculable. To the north-east, Monteagudo is attached with Santa Cruz, the capital of the neighboring Santa Cruz Department.