Exaltación, Mamoré Explained

Official Name:Exaltación, Mamore
Pushpin Map:Bolivia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Exaltación, Mamore town in Bolivia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bolivia
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1: Beni Department
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Yacuma Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BOT
Utc Offset:-4
Coordinates:-13.2667°N -80°W

Exaltación (or Exaltation of the Holy Cross) is a town in Yacuma Province in the Beni Department of northern Bolivia.[1]

History

The Jesuit mission of Exaltación was founded in 1709.[2] Cayubaba Indians resided at the mission.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.editorialox.com/municipiosbolivia.htm Municipalities of Bolivia at www.editorialox.com
  2. Book: Block, David. 1994. Mission culture on the upper Amazon: native tradition, Jesuit enterprise, and secular policy in Moxos, 1660-1880. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press. 0-8032-1232-1. .
  3. Meireles, Denise Maldi. 1989. Guardiães da fronteira: Rio Guaporé, século XVIII. Petrópolis: Vozes. ISBN 85-326-0017-4.