Sucre

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---- Sucre (population 190,000) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, seat of the Supreme Court (''Corte Suprema de Justicia''), and capital of the Chuquisaca department. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an altitude of 2,800m (9,200ft). Historically the city has also been known as ''Charcas'', ''La Plata'' and ''Chuquisaca''. Sucre is located at 19°2'35" South, 65°15'33" West (-19.043056, -65.259167). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html] On November 30 1538 Sucre was founded under the name ''Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo'' by Pedro de Anzures, Marqu�s de Campo Redondo. In 1559 the Spain Philip II of Spain 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. In 1609, an archbishopric was founded in the city. In 1624, San Francisco de Xavier University was founded. Until the 18th century, La Plata was the judicial, religious and cultural center of the region. In 1839, after the city became the capital of Bolivia, it was renamed in honor of the revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre. Too remote after the economic decline of Potos�, it saw the Bolivian seat of government move to La Paz, Bolivia in 1898. In 1991, Sucre became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city attracts thousands of tourists every year thanks to its well-conserved downtown with buildings from the 18th and 19th century. ==References and external links== *[http://www.hamsucre.gov.bo/ Municipal Government of Sucre (in Spanish)] *[http://www.boliviaweb.com/cities/sucre.htm BoliviaWeb - General Information] *[http://www.correodelsur.net/ Correo del Sur - Sucre newspaper (in Spanish)] *[http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=566 UNESCO World Heritage Site] *[http://www.aeci.org.bo/guia/bolivia/Chuquisaca/sucre.htm Site with Photos (in Spanish)] Capitals in South America Cities in Bolivia World Heritage Sites in Bolivia la:Sucre

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==Proposed move== From Sucre, Bolivia to Sucre... Rationale: Sucre currently redirects to Sucre (disambiguation). Seeing what's listed there, this is a case of primary topic disambiguation: the constitutional capital of Bolivia should get top billing over the department, the state, the currency, and the general. User:Hajor 21:34, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) *Support. User:Proteus User_talk:Proteus 20:35, 3 May 2005 (UTC) *Support, as it's a capital city it's much more important than the other uses. User:Grue 10:54, 4 May 2005 (UTC) *Support. User:Susvolans User talk:Susvolans 12:31, 5 May 2005 (UTC) *Support. User:Violetriga User_talk:violetriga 18:11, 6 May 2005 (UTC) User:Violetriga User_talk:violetriga 18:11, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

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