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The city was first founded in 1561 by Spanish explorer Ñuflo de Chavez about 200 km (124 mi) east of its current location, and was moved several times until it was finally established on the Pirai River in the late 16th century.
Founded by Spaniards from Paraguay in 1561 at what is now San José de Chiquitos, it was attacked repeatedly by Indians until 1595, when it was moved to its present location along the Piray River and renamed Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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Santa Cruz de la Sierra was founded on February 26, 1561 by Ñuflo de Chaves, after an expedition composed of 158 soldiers who left the city of Asunción del Paraguay. The new town was baptized with the name of Santa Cruz de la Sierra in honor of the founder's hometown in the Castilian Extremadura.
History: Santa Cruz de la Sierra is one of the oldest cities in Bolivia. It was founded in 1561 by the Spanish conquistador Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca. He named it after Santa Cruz, the patron saint of his hometown of Santander in Spain.
Sep 24, 2018 · The Governorate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, founded in 1560, was the guardian of the frontier of the Spanish empire in this part of America. The rivers Iténez and Paraguay marked the confines between Spain and Portugal.
https://youtu.be/46Dm99KWIKY The city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, now the capital of the department (state) of Santa Cruz, was founded on February 26 in the year 1561, though not at its present location. Spanish Captain Ñuflo de Chavez named it in honor of his native village of Extremadura in Southern Spain.
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Santa Cruz de la Sierra was founded in 1561 by the Spanish conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves, who had left Asunción del Paraguay and crossed the Chaco plains to establish the northernmost settlement in the Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region.
