Bolivia's Liberal Party overthrows the Conservatives in…

Bolivia's Liberal Party overthrows the Conservatives in the "Federal Revolution" of 1899.

Although the Liberals resent the long rule of the Conservatives, the main reasons for the revolt are regionalism and federalism.

The Liberal Party draws most of its support from the tin-mining entrepreneurs in and around La Paz, whereas Conservative governments have ruled with an eye on the interests of the silver mine owners and great landowners in Potosi and Sucre.

The immediate cause of the conflict is the Liberal demand to move the capital from Sucre to the more developed La Paz.