Upper Peru

proper noun

A historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.

OriginSpanish Alto Perú →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia.

    It was concentrated in two areas—north-central Mexico around Zacatecas and Guanajuato, and the highlands of Upper Peru (modern Bolivia)—though there were significant secondary areas in Honduras and the Peruvian Andes.

    1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 127

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bolivia

Origin

  1. SpanishAlto Perú
  2. EnglishUpper Peru

Calque of Spanish Alto Perú.

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Translations

Spanish Alto Perú
  • Alto PerúTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Upper Peru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Peru

MLA

“Upper Peru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Peru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upper Peru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Peru.

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