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Sucre, Bolivia

Sucre
Capital Section
Panorama of Sucre
Panorama of Sucre
Flag of Sucre
Flag
Official seal of Sucre
Seal
Official logo of Sucre
Logo
Nickname(s): La Ciudad de los cuatro Nombres
(The City of the four names)
Motto: Aqui nació la Libertad
(Freedom was born here)
Sucre is located in Bolivia
Sucre
Sucre
Location of Sucre within Bolivia.
Coordinates: 19°3′0″S 65°15′0″W / 19.05000°S 65.25000°W / -19.05000; -65.25000
Country  Bolivia
Departament Flag of Chuquisaca.svg Chuquisaca Department
Province Oropeza Province
Founded

1538

  • Pre-Hispanic Times: Charcas
  • September 29, 1538 (official) :La Plata de la Nueva Toledo (City of The Silver of the New Toledo)
  • August 6, 1826: Sucre (Capital Section)
Founded by Pedro Anzures as “La Plata” in 1538
Government
 • Type C.S. Municipal Autonomous Government
 • Mayor Moises Torres (LIDER)
Elevation 2,810 m (9,220 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 300,000
Demonym(s) Capitalino (a)
Sucrense
Time zone BOT (UTC−4)
Area code (+591) 4
Climate Cwb
Website www.sucre.bo
Official name Historic City of Sucre
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Designated 1991 (15th session)
Reference no. 566
State Party  Bolivia
Region Latin America and the Caribbean

1538

Sucre (Spanish: [ˈsukɾe]) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department, and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,810 meters (9,214 feet). This relative high altitude gives the city a cool temperate climate year-round and much thinner air.

On November 30, 1538, Sucre was founded under the name Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo (City of Silver of New Toledo) by Pedro Anzures, Marqués de Campo Redondo. In 1559, the Spanish King Philip II established the Audiencia de Charcas in La Plata with authority over an area which covers what is now Paraguay, southeastern Peru, Northern Chile and Argentina, and much of Bolivia. The Audiencia de Charcas was a subdivision of the Viceroyalty of Peru until 1776, when it was transferred to the newly created Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. In 1601 the Recoleta Monastery was founded by the Franciscans and in 1609 an archbishopric was founded in the city. In 1624 St Francis Xavier University of Chuquisaca was founded.

Very much a Spanish city during the colonial era, the narrow streets of the city centre are organised in a grid, reflecting the Andalusian culture that is embodied in the architecture of the city's great houses and numerous convents and churches. Sucre remains the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia, and a common sight is members of religious orders dressed in traditional costume. For much of its colonial history, Sucre's temperate climate was preferred by the Spanish royalty and wealthy families involved in silver trade coming from Potosí. Testament to this is the Glorieta Castle. Sucre's University (Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca) is one of the oldest universities in the new world.


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