THE CITY

On August 6th, 1825 the Independence of today’s Republic Bolivia was declared in Chuquisaca, establishing it as the constitutional capital, that changed its name to Sucre in honor to the Marshal of Ayacucho, Jose Antonio de Sucre.

This is how Sucre ended having four names, each one of them marking a certain period of its history. Charcas corresponds to the pre Hispanic period, La Plata to the colonial period, Chuquisaca to the emancipation time and Sucre to the republican period.

Once the independent republic was formed, the capital was set in Sucre, where the administration of the new country was to function: the central government, the parliament and the judicial power.

In 1889 mostly for geographic and political reasons and after a civil war between the north and the south, the site of government was transferred to La Paz. The executive and legislative powers were established in the north while the judicial power remained in Sucre.

At the end of the XVII century and the beginning of the XIX century Sucre went through an architectural change, due to the mining boom. These elements remain until nowadays and are the particular style of the city.

The museums, temples, archives, streets, parks, squares and walkways are guardians of the active role that Sucre has in the history of Bolivia and America.

Sucre is now a beautiful and peaceful museum-city, where houses and walk ways speak about a glorious past.