San José de Chiquitos

Bolivia

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association with Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz, Bolivia
    In Santa Cruz

    …1561 at what is now San José de Chiquitos, it was attacked repeatedly by Indians until 1595, when it was moved to its present location along the Piray River and renamed Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Its inhabitants declared their independence from Spain in 1811, and the city was recaptured…

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