Government Junta of Bolivia (1899)

It was composed of Colonel (later, General) José Manuel Pando, Serapio Reyes Ortiz (previously the Prefect of La Paz Department), and doctor Macario Pinilla Vargas.

The Junta was proclaimed on December 12, 1898, led the Liberal effort in the Revolution, and governed Bolivia from April 12 to October 25, 1899.

It carried out various institutional reforms and erected public works, such as the construction of the Palace of Government in La Paz.

On April 14, 1899, doctors Macario Pinilla and Serapio Reyes, in the name of the Federal Government Junta proclaimed a decree declaring the city of La Paz as the definitive capital of the Republic of Bolivia.

[1] Pando, who ascended to the rank of General on the same day, did not sign the decree because he considered it imprudent and contrary to the goal of pacifying the country.