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South America 120 years ago today: Republic of Acre (14 Jul 1899) https://buff.ly/2jPmxna During the 1890s, thousands of Brazilian workers traveled up the Amazon to the Bolivian-claimed region of Acre in search of rubber trees - at the time extremely valuable due to the need for rubber in the rising automobile industry. When Bolivia tried to assert control over the territory, the inhabitants of Acre declared independence. Brazil initially supported Bolivian efforts to restore order, but, after further revolts, eventually decided to back the rebels. The conflict would end in 1903, when Bolivia finally agreed to cede Acre to Brazil. #southamerica #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #mapa #1890s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1899 #acrestate #bolivia #brazil #july #july14 #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics #southamericanhistory #historyofsouthamerica #amazonas #latinamerica #geografia (at Pôrto Acre, Acre, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5JzyBg9Ps/?igshid=1mb2ayfk9vq0p

South America 120 years ago today: Republic of Acre (14 Jul 1899) https://buff.ly/2jPmxna During the 1890s, thousands of Brazilian workers traveled up the Amazon to the Bolivian-claimed region of Acre in search of rubber trees - at the time extremely valuable due to the need for rubber in the rising automobile industry. When Bolivia tried to assert control over the territory, the inhabitants of Acre declared independence. Brazil initially supported Bolivian efforts to restore order, but, after further revolts, eventually decided to back the rebels. The conflict would end in 1903, when Bolivia finally agreed to cede Acre to Brazil. #southamerica #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #mapa #1890s #19thcentury #victorianera #victorian #1899 #acrestate #bolivia #brazil #july #july14 #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics #southamericanhistory #historyofsouthamerica #amazonas #latinamerica #geografia (at Pôrto Acre, Acre, Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5JzyBg9Ps/?igshid=1mb2ayfk9vq0p

South America 1903: Second Venezuela Crisis (17 Jan 1903) http://omniatlas.com/maps/southamerica/19030117/ Following Venezuela's refusal to pay its foreign debts, Britain, Germany, and Italy blockaded the country in late 1902, seizing most of the Venezuelan navy. The United States at first accepted this action but was antagonized when the Germans escalated the intervention by bombarding Fort San Carlos. Under US pressure, the two sides agreed to a compromise and the Europeans withdrew. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #1900s #1903 #acrestate #argentina #bolivia #brazil #centralamerica #chile #germany #uk #italy #january #january17 #maps #panama #southamerica #unitedstates #venezuela (at Fort San Carlos, Zulia, Venezuela)