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Calderón remained loyal to
Melgarejo until his overthrow on January 15, 1871. He was present at the barracks of La Paz, where he was captured. He was taken to Inquisive, where he remained a prisoner until his death on October 18, 1872.
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to Daniel Calderón Rada and
Eulalia Roberta Bittencourt Jones. His father was a wealthy landowner, son of Felipe Calderón de la Barca Lopetegui and Fernanda Josefina Rada Guzmán de Mendoza y Rivero.
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eventually betrayed
Linares and ousted him. Now President, Achá was distrustful of Calderón so he sentenced him to death. Calderón escaped the sentence by hiding in
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Calderón started his classes in the
Military College of La Paz when he was 18 years old. However, while he was still training to become a military officer, the
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Linares became president, Calderón was exiled. Despite his loyalty toward Linares, Calderón was not trusted by the President. Arriving in
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cause, Calderón helped overthrow
Velasco less than a year after the coup that ousted Ballivián. As a reward he was promoted to the rank of major.
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would sentence Calderón to death in 1861. In order to avoid the sentence, Calderón fled to the
Bolivian interior where he spent years in the
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party, Calderón remained loyal to
Melgarejo. In 1865, a major uprising against Melgarejo erupted throughout the country. Led by generals
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in 1855. However, despite having been an ardent supporter of Belzu for years, Calderón supported the cause of
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General Ballivián until 1846. That year, he was persuaded to join the efforts of
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in his efforts to oust the unpopular Achá. By the end of that year, Achá was ousted by
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Proclama de S.E. el presidente provisorio de la República al Batallon 28 cazadores de Melgarejo
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He married Gertrudis Peñailillo Borda in may 1861 in La Paz. She was the daughter of general
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overthrew the government of President Córdova. Linares promoted Calderón to the rank of
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took command of the country. Within days, Velasco defeated the remaining
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Los primeros cien años de la republica de Bolivia ...: 1825-1860
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from power. In 1847, Velasco ousted Ballivián. However,
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Bolivia. History 1860-1861: a collection of pamphlets
476:(in Spanish). Tip. "Boliviana" de Pomar y Cía. 1870.
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544:Melgarejo y su tiempo: y otros estudios históricos
271:Calderón did not hesitate to abandon Velasco when
275:challenged the President. Now an adherent to the
228:Calderón enlisted in the army and was at the
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460:(in Spanish). Intendencia general de guerra.
422:(in Spanish). Intendencia general de guerra.
282:For his continued loyalty toward Belzu, the
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490:Malta, Demetrio Aguilera (1965).
97:Eulalia Roberta Bittencourt Jones
547:(in Spanish). Ediciones "Isla,".
399:Valdés, Ramón Sotomayor (1874).
219:Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42
151:Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42
47:José María Calderón Bittencourt
524:Morales, José Agustín (1925).
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314:Exile and return to Bolivia
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365:Fall from grace and death
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530:(in Spanish). Bolivia .
341:Now a partisan of the
250:José Miguel de Velasco
264:in Bolivia, becoming
244:Rebel within the army
127:Years of service
454:Díaz, Julio (1929).
416:Díaz, Julio (1929).
273:Manuel Isidoro Belzu
266:President of Bolivia
213:In the Bolivian Army
95:Daniel Calderón Rada
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380:Ambrosio Peñailillo
374:Marriage and family
172:José María Calderón
64:Republic of Bolivia
23:José María Calderón
351:Ildefonso Sanjinés
328:José María de Achá
292:José María Linares
288:lieutenant colonel
191:José María de Achá
79:Inquisive, Bolivia
359:brigadier general
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298:President
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284:caudillo
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178:, was a
308:colonel
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