Born in La Paz, Pedro Domingo Murillo was a law school dropout, who would go on to become one of the great patriots of the Spanish American Revolutions. Having taken part in the July 16th, 1809 rebellion against royalist forces in his native city, Murillo was captured and sentenced to death. As legend has it, before he died, he proclaimed, “Compatriots, I die, but tyrants won't be able to extinguish the torch I ignited. Long live freedom!”—thus metaphorically marking the beginning of the end for Spanish imperialism in South America. The plaza in which he was hung would eventually be named Murillo Square, and these days it serves as the unofficial city center. Read Less