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Chuquisaca

British  
/ tʃukiˈsaka /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1839) of Sucre 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among his first memories of church in the 1970s in Villa Serrano, a town in the Bolivian region of Chuquisaca, Cuellar remembers singing a specific version of the Our Father.

From Seattle Times Apr. 26, 2024

At the time of her death, she was relatively unknown; however, today the Azurduy province in the Chuquisaca Department is named for her.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

The achievements of General Santa Cruz in the course of these campaigns were rewarded by the dignity of Grand Marshal of Peru, and the government of the departments of Chuquisaca and La Paz.

From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various

On this the Spaniards, seeing that their star was again in the ascendant, resumed possession of Chuquisaca and Potosi.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)

The youth of the Plate Valley were attracted to the University of Chuquisaca, where, amidst its cloisters, they acquired a grave and disputacious manner.

From The Social Evolution of the Argentine Republic by Quesada, Ernesto

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