NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Charcas

Charcas is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí. This article is about political regions. ... Bolivia is divided into nine departments (capitals in parentheses)- Departmento Beni (Trinidad) Departmento Chuquisaca (Sucre) Departmento Cochabamba (Cochabamba) Departmento La Paz (La Paz) Departmento Oruro (Oruro) Departmento Pando (Cobija) Departmento Potosí (Potosí) Departmento Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) Departmento Tarija (Tarija) Each of the departments is subdivided into provincias. ... The department of PotosÃ is in the southwest of the country. ...

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AllRefer.com - Charcas (Latin American History) - Encyclopedia (210 words)
	It was established in 1559 and was attached to the viceroyalty of Peru until joined (1776) to the newly created viceroyalty of La Plata.
	The prosecutor of Charcas, JosE de Antequera y Castro, led (1721) the first major creole uprising against viceregal authority.
	The city of Sucre was sometimes called Charcas.

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