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Upper Peru
Spanish colonial state in central South America (1821-25); present-day Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with State of Upper Peru or Republic of Upper Peru.
Upper Peru (Spanish: Alto Perú; Portuguese: Alto Peru) is a name for the land that was governed by the Real Audiencia of Charcas.[1] The name originated in Buenos Aires[2] towards the end of the 18th century[3] after the Audiencia of Charcas was transferred from the Viceroyalty of Peru to the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776.[4] It comprised the governorships of Potosí, La Paz, Cochabamba, Chiquitos, Moxos and Charcas (since renamed Sucre).
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Upper Peru Alto Perú | |||||||||
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1821–1825 | |||||||||
Motto: Plus Ultra "Further Beyond" | |||||||||
Anthem: Marcha Real "Royal March" (1813–1822; 1823–1873) Himno de Riego "Anthem of Riego" (1822–1823) | |||||||||
![]() Territories of Upper Peru, 1821–1825 | |||||||||
Capital | La Paz | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy (1821–1825) | ||||||||
King/Queen | |||||||||
• 1821–1825 | Ferdinand VII | ||||||||
Viceroy | |||||||||
• 1821–1824 | José de la Serna e Hinojosa | ||||||||
• 1824–1825 | Pío de Tristán | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
28 July 1821 | |||||||||
• Independence from Spain as Bolivia | 6 August 1825 | ||||||||
Currency | Spanish escudo (1813–1869) Spanish peseta (1869–1873) | ||||||||
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Following the Bolivian War of Independence, the region became an independent country and was renamed Bolivia in honor of Simón Bolívar.