What is Vallegrande Province?
[[File:First coat of arms of Vallegrande.jpg|thumb|First coat of arms of Vallegrande]] '''Jesús y Montes Claros de los Caballeros del Vallegrande''', known simply as '''Vallegrande''', is a municipality and small city in [[Bolivia]], capital of the Vallegrande province in the [[Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)|department of Santa Cruz]]. It borders the provinces of Florida and Manuel María Caballero.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Pinceladas de Vallegrande|last=Martínez Sanabria|first=Pepa|publisher=Sigla Editores|year=2004|location=La Paz, Bolivia|pages=17}}</ref> == History == During colonial times, communications between [[Sucre|Charcas]] and Santa Cruz were very dangerous due to the presence of [[chiriguanos|chiriguano]] Indians. This is the reason why the [[viceroy]] of Lima decided to populate the area to maintain communications. It was founded by Pedro Lucio Escalante y Mendoza on March 30 in 1612. == References == <references /> [[Category:Cities in Bolivia]] [[Category:Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)]]