<P> Bolivia has its constitutionally recognized capital in Sucre , while La Paz is the seat of government . La Plata ( now Sucre ) was proclaimed provisional capital of the newly independent Alto Perú ( later , Bolivia ) on 1 July 1826 . On 12 July 1839 , President José Miguel de Velasco proclaimed a law naming the city as the capital of Bolivia , and renaming it in honor of the revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre . The Bolivian seat of government moved to La Paz at the start of the twentieth century , as a consequence of Sucre 's relative remoteness from economic activity after the decline of Potosí and its silver industry and of the Liberal Party in the War of 1899 . </P>
<P> Bolivia has its constitutionally recognized capital in Sucre , while La Paz is the seat of government . La Plata ( now Sucre ) was proclaimed provisional capital of the newly independent Alto Perú ( later , Bolivia ) on 1 July 1826 . On 12 July 1839 , President José Miguel de Velasco proclaimed a law naming the city as the capital of Bolivia , and renaming it in honor of the revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre . The Bolivian seat of government moved to La Paz at the start of the twentieth century , as a consequence of Sucre 's relative remoteness from economic activity after the decline of Potosí and its silver industry and of the Liberal Party in the War of 1899 . </P>
what is the capital of bolivia in south america
what is the capital of bolivia in south america
Sucre
Sucre