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He was an absentee landlord. Critics would later accuse him of extracting Bolivia’s bones and burying the cash in Swiss banks and Parisian art. Patino’s defense was simple: Europe has the banks, the technology, and the markets. Bolivia has only rocks.

He led the "Patiño Reform," which modernized the university’s structure, consolidated departments, and secured greater academic autonomy. This is widely regarded as one of the most important university reforms in Latin American history. jose felix patino