ocr: The Aymara civilization was conquered by the Incas in the late 1400s. Fifty years latter, the Incas were defeated by the conquistadores and Upper Peru, as it became, was governed by Spain from Lima. la 1545 Cerro Rico, the silver mountain, discovered at Potosi. Provides Spain with vast wealth. la 1776 Upper Peru becomes part of Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata centred on Buenos Aires. la 1809 Simon Bolivar inspires first revolutionary uprisings in Latin America at Chuquisaca (Sucre),La Paz and Cochabamba, but they fail. la 1824 Spaniards suffer final defeat by Bolivar's general,Jose de Sucre. la ...
