Important+and+Significant+Events

 =Important and Significant Events=  There were many important and significant in Bolivia but one big event was the [|Battle of Ayacucho]. The Battle of Ayacucho began on December 9th 1824 and was part of the [|Peruvian war of Independence]. This event is so important because it gave Peru and many other Southern American countries there independence. The Independent army led by [|Antonio Jose de Sucre] defeated the Royalists led by Jose de la Serna. Many people say that Sucre is a hero of South America along with [|Simon Bolivar] who together fought and gave independence to many Southern American countries. The country Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar because of what he gave to the country. The war ended when La Serna and his men were marching from Cuzco to find and defeat Sucre's men. There were 10000 men with La Serna and only 6000 men with Sucre. At first Sucre tried to avoid battle and hide but in December he finally made his move and surprise attacked La Serna causing his men to be unorganized and have a slow start. After an attempted comeback by La Serna fell short, Sucre won and captured La Serna as there prisoner. So the Spanairds were defeated and that ended there rule of power in South America.