Andrés de Santa Cruz
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Andrés de Santa Cruz 🇧🇴

Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana (Known as "Santa Cruz")
President of Bolivia (1829–1839), Supreme Protector of Peru-Bolivian Confederation, Marshal
Born 1792-12-05 🇧🇴 Huarina, La Paz, Bolivia
Passed Away 1865-09-25 Beauvoir-sur-Mer, France
Lifespan 72 years old
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Archival Overview

Grand Marshal and statesman who served as President of Bolivia and Supreme Protector of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, establishing Bolivia's legal and institutional codes.

Biographical Record

Andrés de Santa Cruz was born on December 5, 1792, in Huarina, near Lake Titicaca, the son of a Spanish colonial officer and an Aymara noblewoman. Originally serving in the royalist army, he joined the patriot cause under José de San Martín in 1821 and commanded patriot troops at the decisive Battle of Pichincha (1822) alongside Antonio José de Sucre.

As President of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839, Santa Cruz enacted foundational civil and penal codes (the Santa Cruz Codes), organized the fiscal treasury, and established universities. In 1836, he unified Bolivia and Peru into the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation. After its dissolution following the Battle of Yungay in 1839, he lived in European diplomatic exile until his death in France in 1865.

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Final Resting Place

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Mausoleum in La Paz Cathedral
La Paz, Bolivia
GPS: -16.4958, -68.1336
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