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Chuquisaca

British  
/ tʃukiˈsaka /

noun

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

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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

It went northward from Cusco to a point beyond Quito, in the province of Guaca, and southward from Cusco to Chuquisaca, not far from the mines of Potosi.

From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald

Farther south the llanos of Chuquisaca and Tarija also sustain large herds of cattle on the more elevated districts, and on the well-watered plains of the Chaco.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various