Birth of Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana
Birth of Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana Biography and Timeline
Follow Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana through 17 dated historical records for Bolivia.
Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
17Distinct records
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1792–1839Years on this page
1792
1825
Presidential Succession
Bolivar names Santa Cruz to succeed Sucre if delegated authority becomes vacant.
Role range: 1825-1825 – 1825-1825
1829
President of Bolivia
Santa Cruz is sworn in as President of Bolivia.
Role range: 1829-1839 – 1829-1839
Stabilisation
Santa Cruz begins a presidency that restores administrative order and central state authority.
Role range: 1829-1839
Administrative Reform
Santa Cruz reorganises public finances, the army and central administration.
Role range: 1829-1839 – 1829-1839
1831
Constitution of Bolivia
Santa Cruz promulgates a constitution strengthening presidential authority.
Role range: 1829-1839
1836
Rule of Peru
Southern Peruvian departments establish South Peru under Santa Cruz's confederation project.
Rule of Peru
Northern Peruvian departments establish North Peru and recognise Santa Cruz as Supreme Protector.
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
Santa Cruz creates the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and becomes its Supreme Protector.
Rule of Peru
Santa Cruz formally organises Bolivia, North Peru and South Peru within the confederation.
1837
Constitution of Bolivia
Delegates at Tacna approve the confederation's Basic Law under Santa Cruz's direction.
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
The Tacna congress establishes the institutional structure of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.
Constitution of Bolivia
Santa Cruz receives constitutional authority as Supreme Protector of the confederation.
Rule of Peru
Santa Cruz gains extensive executive authority over the confederated Peruvian states.
Supreme Protector
The Tacna pact grants Santa Cruz a ten-year term as Supreme Protector.
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
Santa Cruz compels the first Chilean expedition to accept the Treaty of Paucarpata.
1839
Battle of Yungay
Santa Cruz is defeated by Chilean and Peruvian restorationist forces, ending the Confederation
Role range: 1836-1839 – 1836-1839
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.