The Intendancy of Chuquisaca, also ''of Charcas'' or ''of La Plata'', was an

administrative area Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...

that was part of the

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within the ''

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'' located within the territory of the current Republic of Bolivia and whose capital was the current city of Sucre. It was the smallest municipality, located between the Pilcomayo River and the Grande River. The president of the

Real Audiencia de Charcas The Real Audiencia of Charcas () was a Spanish '' audiencia'' with its seat in what is today Bolivia. It was established in 1559 in Ciudad de la Plata de Nuevo Toledo (later Charcas, modern-day Sucre) and had jurisdiction over the Governorate of ...

was at the same time Intendant Governor of Chuquisaca. The Municipality, in addition to the city of La Plata (''Sucre'') and after the separation of

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, was divided among the following parties or sub-delegations: Yamparaez (headquartered in the town of Yamparaez), Pilaya and Paspaya (headquartered in the town of Cinti), Tomina (with head in the town of La Laguna), Paría (with head in the town of Poopó),

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(with head in the town of Oruro) and Carangas (with head in Asiento del Espíritu Santo). The council of the city of

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and the council of the town of

existed in the administration. Despite being a town, La Laguna did not have a council. The town of Tomina had it in the past, but not during the existence of the administration.

History

The Intendancy of Chuquisaca was created by the Royal Ordinance of 28 January 1782, which divided the newly created

into eight intendancies, among them that of Chuquisaca, partially based on the already existing Governorate of Charcas. On May 25, 1809, the

Chuquisaca Revolution The Chuquisaca Revolution was a popular uprising on 25 May 1809 against Ramón García de León y Pizarro, Governor-intendant of the Intendancy of Chuquisaca (or Charcas) (today Sucre, Bolivia). The Real Audiencia of Charcas, with support fro ...

took place, which was a popular uprising against

Ramón García de León y Pizarro Ramón García de León y Pizarro (born Oran, now Algeria, 1745; died Sucre, Charcas, Bolivia, December 1815), was a Spanish military officer and administrator. As president of the Real Audiencia of Charcas, he governed the Intendancy of Chuquisac ...

, president of the Royal Audience of Charcas in the city of Chuquisaca, and also mayor of Chuquisaca. Led by

Bernardo de Monteagudo Bernardo de Monteagudo (1789–1825) was a political activist and revolutionary. He took part in the liberation struggles in South America, particularly in Argentina. He was born in Tucumán in Argentina, and was assassinated in Lima, Perú. ...

, Jaime de Zudáñez and other followers of Republican ideals, popular protests were held in the streets of Chuquisaca with the slogan "Death to the bad government, long live King Fernando VII !", encouraged by rumors of a Carlotist conspiracy. The mayor of Potosí, Francisco de Paula Sanz and the designated successor of Pizarro, Vicente Nieto, sent troops to quell the rebellion by order of Viceroy

Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y de la Torre (6 January 1756 – 9 June 1829) was a Spanish Navy officer and colonial administrator. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against ...

of Buenos Aires, which peacefully entered Chuquisaca on December 24, 1809. On May 25, 1810, the

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took place in

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, during which Viceroy

was deposed, Chuquisaca remaining under Spanish rule. On July 13, 1810, the viceroy of Peru proclaimed the provisional reincorporation of the territory of the Audiencia de Charcas to the viceroyalty of Peru. Clarifying the viceroy in the annexation decree that he did so: ''until the Hon. Lord Viceroy of Buenos-Ayres, and other legally constituted authorities'', since only the royal authority could definitively dismember the territory of the viceroyalty of Buenos Aires. On November 13, 1810, Chuquisaca ruled in favor of the First Board of Buenos Aires. After the

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(November 15, 1816) the Spanish troops regained territorial control of

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, reestablishing the Audiencia and Municipality de Charcas, which then became dependent on the Viceroyalty of Peru, headed by the viceroy

José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquess of Concordia, KOS (), (sometimes spelled ''Souza'') (June 3, 1743 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain – June 30, 1821 in Madrid) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator in America. Fr ...

, Marquis of Concord (1806-1816). The command of

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentin ...

, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, was replaced by that of the Viceroy of Peru. On

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, 1818, the general in chief of the Peruvian army appointed General Maroto interim governor and mayor of the city and province of La Plata, as well as president of the Royal Court of Charcas, where he fought the rebel and patriot leaders, maintaining the territory under control until 1823, when General Andrés de Santa Cruz reconquered La Paz for the patriots. In the midst of the fight against the independence supporters, the last mayor was Antonio Vigil in 1824, appointed by Olañeta.

Intendant Governors

* Ignacio Flores (1783 - 1785) * Vicente de Gálvez y Valenzuela (1785 - 1790) * Joaquín del Pino y Rozas (1790 - 1797) *

(1797 - 25 May 1809) *

(revolutionary) (25 May 1809 - 30 September 1809) * Vicente Nieto (30 September 1809 - 13 November 1810) *

Juan José Castelli Juan José Castelli (19 July 176412 October 1812) was an Argentina, Argentine lawyer who was one of the leaders of the May Revolution, which led to the Argentine War of Independence. He led an ill-fated military campaign in Upper Peru. Juan Jo ...

(revolutionary) (27 December 1810 - 26 January 1811) *

(revolutionary) (26 January 1811 - 13 March 1811) * Juan Ramírez Orozco (1811 - 1813) * Francisco Antonio Ortiz de Ocampo (revolutionary) (September 1813 - November 1813) * Jerónimo Marrón de Lombera (1813 - 1815) * Martín Rodríguez (revolutionary) (1815) * Juan Antonio Fernández (revolutionary) (1815) * Miguel Tacón y Rosique (1815-1816) * José Pascual de Vivero y Salaverría (1816 - 1818) * Rafael Maroto Yserns (1818 - 1824) *

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(1824 - 1825)

References

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