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Lorenzo Suarez de Figueroa to relocate the city to the west. Many of the inhabitants, however, chose to stay behind and continued living in the original location. On September 13, 1590, the city was officially moved to the banks of the Guapay Empero river and renamed San Lorenzo de la Frontera. Nevertheless, the conditions proved to be even more severe at the new location forcing the settlers to relocate once again on May 21, 1595. Although this was the final relocation of the city, the name San Lorenzo continued to be used until the early 17th century, when the settlers who remained behind in Santa Cruz de la Sierra were convinced by the colonial authorities to move to San Lorenzo. After they moved the city was finally consolidated in 1622 and took its original name of Santa Cruz de la Sierra given by Ñuflo de Chaves over 60 years before. Remnants of the original settlement can be visited in Santa Cruz la Vieja ("Old Santa Cruz"), an archaeological site south of San José de Chiquitos.
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Spanish presence. However, in the last 60 years, large migrations from the western regions of Bolivia to Santa Cruz have transformed the demographics of the city and department redefining its social and ethnic spectrum. In recent years, external migration has also become noticeable in Santa Cruz. Immigrants in Bolivia, especially in Santa Cruz have mainly originated from
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There was a distinction between the ethno-demographic profile of the Santa Cruz de la Sierra region, marked by the mestizo, Spanish and eastern indigenous presence, in relation to the population of the Bolivian Altiplano, western part of the country mostly Andean indigenous with a smaller mestizo and
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to create a new province and grant him the title of governor on February 15, 1560. Upon returning from Lima, Chavez founded the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Holy Cross of the Hills) on February 26, 1561, 220 km (137 mi) east of its present-day location, to function as the capital of the
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to "liberate" Santa Cruz. After his successful campaign, he assumed control of the government of the city. In a little over a year Warnes was able to gather tremendous support from the population, enlisting criollos, mestizos and natives to the revolutionary army, and allying with the revolutionary
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Shortly after the founding, attacks from local tribes became commonplace and Ñuflo de Chaves was killed in 1568 by Itatine natives. After Chaves's death, the conflicts with the local population as well as power struggles in the settlement forced the authorities in Peru to order the new governor,
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in the late 16th century. For much of its history, Santa Cruz was mostly a small outpost town, and even after Bolivia gained its independence in 1825 there was little attention from the authorities or the population in general to settle the region. It was not until after the middle of the 20th
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making the temperature drop considerably. The months of greatest rainfall are December and January. The average annual rainfall is 1,321 mm (52 in). Santa Cruz sits at the edge of the Codo de Arica, where winds are particularly strong in Bolivia. Annual variations in temperature and
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in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia, the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Metropolitan Region is the most populous urban agglomeration in Bolivia with an estimated population of 2.4 million in 2020. It is formed out of a conurbation of seven Santa Cruz municipalities: Santa Cruz de la Sierra,
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was not practiced. However, in spite of its strategic importance, the city did not grow much in colonial times. Most of the economic activity was centered in the mining centers of the west and the main source of income of the city was agriculture.
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Like much of the history of the people of the region, the history of the area before the arrival of European explorers is not well documented, mostly because of the somewhat nomadic nature and the absence of a
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and the capital of the department of Santa Cruz. The city of Santa Cruz is located not far from the easternmost extent of the Andes Mountains and they are visible from some parts of the city.
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The city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra has utility infrastructure, roads and highways, and lively shopping and businesses. The main sectors that drive the economy are oil, forestry companies,
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precipitation are common, as is the case across much of the region. Annual precipitation in recent history has varied between 900 and 2,300 millimetres (35 and 91 in).
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Over the next 200 years, several tribes were either incorporated under Spanish control or defeated by force. The city also became an important staging point for
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in the country. The city is the most important business center in Bolivia and the country's principal destination for national and international migrants.
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century with profound agrarian and land reforms that the city began to grow at a very fast pace. Due to its low elevation at the foothills of the
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in the culture of the local tribes. However, recent data suggests that the current location of the city of Santa Cruz was inhabited by an
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about 200 km (124 mi) east of its current location, and was moved several times until it was finally established on the
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The city is located in the eastern part of Bolivia (17°45', South, 63°14', West) at around 400 m above
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had its headquarters in Santa Cruz. The airline ceased operations in May 2012 and has been replaced by
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and Chiriguanos that eventually became part of the racially mixed population of the modern Santa Cruz,
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Abrahamczyk, Stefan; Kluge, Jürgen; Gareca, Yuvinka; Reichle, Steffen; Kessler, Michael (2011-11-02).
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Animosity towards imperial authorities began at the turn of the 18th century when the new system of
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Climate data for Santa Cruz de la Sierra, elevation 416 m (1,365 ft), (1971–2009)
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departments of Bolivia. Another important role the small town played in the region for the
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By 1813 the city was once again under imperial control. At this time, by order of General
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that encompassed the territories of present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile.
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reached the new world. The seat of government was taken away from the city and moved to
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of East Bolivia followed by the Spaniards that accompanied Ñuflo de Chávez, as well as
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and Moxos, leading to the conversion of thousands of Guaranies, Moxeños, Chiquitanos,
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became the first Spaniard to explore the region, but it was not until 1558 that
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Al Margen de mis Lecturas, by Marcelo Terceros Banzer. Published September 1998
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Santa Cruz is Bolivia's most populous city, produces nearly 35% of Bolivia's
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It was formerly linked with the Brazilian railway system through a line to
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Santa Cruz de la Sierra is served by Bolivia's largest airport, the
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Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia
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Autonomous city and municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
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The city of Santa Cruz is, besides being the largest city in
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that is thousands of meters higher in terms of elevation.
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The first Europeans to set foot in the area were Spanish
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The city was first founded in 1561 by Spanish explorer
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Gutsch, Jochen-Martin, "Im Labyrinth der Unordnung" .
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and Chaves. The settlement was named after Chaves's
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tribe that later came to be known by the Spanish as
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Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Spain


Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence




Piray River
Flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Coat of arms of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is located in Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is located in South America
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is located in Earth
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Bolivia
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Santa Cruz Department
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Andrés Ibáñez
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