Tolata, Cochabamba Explained

Official Name:Tolata
Native Name:Tulata
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Colomi within Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Cochabamba Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Germán Jordán Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tolata Municipality
Subdivision Type4:Canton
Subdivision Name4:Tolata Canton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2,207
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-17.5167°N -65.9667°W

Tolata (Quechua: Tulata) is a locality in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the seat of the Tolata Municipality, the third municipal section of the Germán Jordán Province. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,207.[1]

Tolata Massacre

In January 1974, workers from Manaco shoe factory (founded by the Bata Corporation) in Quillacollo launched protests against the rising cost of staple foods. They held an assembly to make demands from the government, then blockaded the roads connecting Quillacollo. Peasant and worker groups in surrounding areas supported the action, and the government responded swiftly, with an armed occupation of Quillacolo and nearby villages. Up to 200 peasants in Tolata were killed by the Bolivian military.[2]

References

  1. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1208644350&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-38&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-729 World-Gazetteer
  2. Albro . Robert . Democracy's Labor: Disjunctive Memory in a Bolivian Workers' Union . Latin American Perspectives . September 2009 . 36 . 5 . 39–57 . 10.1177/0094582X09341974. 154710482 .

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