[2] Following that he dedicated himself fully to serving as an instructor, being appointed professor of Theology and Canon Law of the Sorata Seminary from 1854 to 1865.

[1] In 1872, Bosque became a Deputy for Larecaja to that year's National Assembly and was elected president of the body on 18 November.

[3] Not long into his term on 27 November, President Agustín Morales was shot by his nephew during a physical quarrel at 9:15 p.m.

Why some texts include Bosque and others omit him is unclear, though it is possibly due to the fact that executive power was transferred to him automatically as president of the assembly and not through formal inauguration.

He was consecrated on 24 August and ordained bishop on 13 September by Archbishop José Puch y Solana of Sucre, before being installed at the Diocese of La Paz on 26 October 1874.