sucre

(so̵̅o̅kre)

noun

the former basic monetary unit of Ecuador

Origin: AmSp, after Antonio José de Sucre

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).
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