# Corralito de Villamontes (27 November 1934)

URL: https://allhistories.com/bolivia/timeline/1934-corralito-de-villamontes
Location: Villamontes, Tarija
Themes: War

President Daniel Salamanca travels to army headquarters at Villamontes to replace commander Enrique Peñaranda, but officers surround his residence and force him to resign. Vice President José Luis Tejada Sorzano assumes the presidency. The episode is known as the 'Corralito de Villamontes'. Salamanca is reported to have remarked bitterly that it was the only manoeuvre the army had carried out successfully during the war.

## Why it matters
The military's removal of an elected president during wartime announces the army's new role as arbiter of Bolivian politics for decades.

Ruler at the Time: [Daniel Salamanca](https://allhistories.com/bolivia/rulers/daniel-salamanca)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 1934 Bolivian coup d'état](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Bolivian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat)
- [Wikipedia — Daniel Salamanca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Salamanca)
- [Wikipedia — José Luis Tejada Sorzano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Tejada_Sorzano)
- [Wikipedia — Chaco War & Revolution (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_National_Revolution)