Church in Historic Center - Sucre - Bolivia

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Sucre, also called Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a

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Sucre Sucre () is the Capital city, capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the List of cities in Bolivia, 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . T ...

, formerly La Plata,

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is the seat of the

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in Bolivia. It was built between 1559 and 1712.

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2009 "The first capital of Bolivia, its early wealth came from mining activities, but it soon also became a major cultural centre, ... The impressive Metropolitan Cathedral was begun in 1559 but not completely finished until 250 years later."

Music

Juan de Araujo Juan de Araujo (1646–1712) was a musician and composer of the Early to Mid Baroque. Araujo was born in Villafranca, Spain. By 1670 he was nominated ''maestro di cappella'' of Lima Cathedral, Peru. In the following years he travelled to P ...

, was ''

maestro de capilla (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

'' of the Cathedral of La Plata 1680–1712, training up four important criollo composers:

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Sebastián de los Ríos Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocle ...

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, and Blas Tardío y Guzmán who himself was maestro from 1745.

References

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Buildings and structures in Chuquisaca Department Roman Catholic cathedrals in Bolivia Roman Catholic churches completed in 1712 Andean Baroque architecture Basilica churches in Bolivia 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Bolivia {{Bolivia-stub