As we have travelled round Argentina and Bolivia we have consistently come across plazas and main streets with the title "25 de Mayo" During the trip we wondered what the significance of this was and a trip to the Casa de Libertad in Sucre resolved this question. It was the date that the fight for liberation (independence) from Spain started for South America. All started with a few chaps from Venesuela, Bolivar, Sucre and a few others, who commenced fighting for freedom.
Bolivar had intended to try and create a massive country in the north of SA but the various locals in the current countries ended up deciding that a set of smaller countries would work better, to stop Bolivar from continuing the fight his name was given to Bolivia and the country was setup.
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