Background
AGUIRRE ACHÁ, José was born on March 24, 1877 in Cochabamba. Son of Nataniel Aguirre and Margarita Achá.
Diplomat writer and army officer
AGUIRRE ACHÁ, José was born on March 24, 1877 in Cochabamba. Son of Nataniel Aguirre and Margarita Achá.
Aide-de-Camp of General Pando, with the ranks of lieutenant, captain, and major, acquired successively in various combats, 1898-1899. Lieutenant colonel in the Campaign of Acre, 1900. Secretary of the Bureau of Public Works, 1901.
Secretary of the Boundary Commission with Argentina, 1902.
Consul General in New York and San Francisco, 1903-1904. Sub-Secretary of Government and Industry, 1905-1909.
Secretary of the Bolivian Legation in Washington, District of Columbia, 1911. Charge d"affaires in Buenos Aires, 1912.
Prefect and General Commander of Potosí, 1913— 1917.
Confidential agent in Chile, 1919. Minister Plenipotentiary to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela, 1920. Bolivian expert in the changing of the course of the Mauri River, 1921.
Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, 1928-1929.
Minister of Public Instruction, 1930. Head of propaganda of the General Staff, 1933.
Academia de la Historia de Louisiana Paz. Sociedad Geográfica de Louisiana Paz. Sociedad Bolivariana.
Married Aida Gainsborg de Aguirre Achá. Children: José Nataniel, Aida Virginia, and Juan (killed in action, July 4, 1933, at the age of eighteen).Educated: University of San Simón, Cochabamba: Colegio Nacional “Sucre,” Cochabamba. Free Faculty of Law.