Sucre,
Antonio José de 1795-1830; South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia (1826-28)
city in SC Bolivia: legal capital & seat of the judiciary: pop. 131,000
See sucre in American Heritage Dictionary 4
The constitutional capital of Bolivia, in the south-central part of the country southeast of La Paz. Founded in 1538 as Chuquisaca, it was renamed in 1840 to honor the first president of the country. Population: 193,000.
South American military leader who helped secure independence from Spain and served as the first president of Bolivia (1826-1828).