Author Moisés Alcázar describes the jubilant sentiment of the Bolivian people after Melgarejo's overthrow:Melgarejo's star had definitively died out. Bolivia jubilantly celebrated its liberation, taking in happily the awakening from a terrible nightmare, determined to return to normality, and to reverse the values invested in the dark and mournful times [of Melgarejo's regime] because the world has to regain its balance.
Moisés Alcázar describes the jubilant mood of the Bolivian people after Melgarejo's overthrow: The Bolivians celebrated their liberation with joy, embracing a return to normalcy and rejecting the values that had been corrupted under Melgarejo's rule.