Bolivia will be characterized by a chaotic…

Bolivia will be characterized by a chaotic political situation and a declining economy for the forty years after 1839.

The country relies on taxes paid by the natives as its main source of income.

Although some of the government's leaders during this period will try to reform the country, most fit the description of caudillos bárbaros (barbaric caudillos), a term used by Bolivian writer Alcides Arguedas for inept and corrupt rulers.