Intendancy of Chuquisaca

Intendencia de Chuquisaca
Intendancy of the Spanish Empire
1782–1825
Coat of arms of Intendancy of Chuquisaca
Coat of arms
CapitalCiudad de La Plata de la Nueva Toledo
Government
Intendant 
• 1783–1785
Ignacio Flores (first)
• 1824–1825
Pedro A. Olañeta (last)
Historical eraViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
• Established
1782
25–26 May 1809
• Disestablished
22 February 1825
Subdivisions
 • TypePartidos
 • Units7 in total
Succeeded by
Chuquisaca Department

The Intendancy of Chuquisaca, also of Charcas or of La Plata, was an administrative area that was part of the Spanish Empire within the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 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 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 Cochabamba, 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), Oruro (with head in the town of Oruro) and Carangas (with head in Asiento del Espíritu Santo).[1]

The council of the city of La Plata and the council of the town of Oruro 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.

  1. ^ "LANIC-Fundación Tavera: Introducción Bolivia". lanic.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

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