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Declaration of the First Republic of Acre

Name: Declaration of the First Republic of Acre
Start: 1899-07-14
Location: Puerto Alonso

When: 14 July 1899
Where: Puerto Alonso
Part of: Bolivian customs office at Puerto Alonso prompts declaration of the Republic of Acre

Luis Gálvez declared the First Republic of Acre on July 14, 1899, setting his capital at Puerto Alonso.

Luis Gálvez Rodríguez de Arias declared himself president of the First Republic of Acre on July 14, 1899, purposely choosing the date of the anniversary of the Fall of the Bastille. He set up his capital at Puerto Alonso, renaming it Cidade do Acre, and proclaimed the Independent State of Acre.

Sources

Republic of Acre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-11
Luis Gálvez Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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