When is Chuquisaca Day?
Chuquisaca Day (Día del departamento de Chuquisaca) is a regional public holiday in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca on May 25th each year.
History of Chuquisaca Day
Chuquisaca department is located in the centre south of Bolivia. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.
This holiday commemorates Sucre's importance in Latin America's struggle for independence. It was here, while the city was called Chuquisaca, that the first public call for independence from Spain took place on May 25th 1809.
It's revolutionary chops were enhanced further in 1825, when it was where the Act of Independence from Spanish rule was signed on August 6th. It was then designated the capital of independent Bolivia, under the auspices of Simon Bolivar and Antonio Jose de Sucre.
In 1839, the city was renamed in honour of Sucre, who had served as the first effective administrator of the country (and second President). Of course Simon Bolivar had the honour of having the whole country named after him.
