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Jirón Rufino Torrico
Jirón Rufino Torrico, formerly known as Jirón Arica, is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts before its intersection with the Jirón Conde de Superunda, parallel to the '' Prolongación Tacna'', and continues until it reaches Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Avenue. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on 18 January 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Arica, after the province in Tacna. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: aToma, after the mouth of the water intake located there. *Block 2: aPalma, for reasons not clear. *Block 3: Panteoncito, after a burial ground of the Spanish or pre-Columbian era. *Block 4: Nápoles, after Juan de Nápoles, according to Pedro Gálvez. *Block 5: Belaochaga, after a resident whose identity is disputed. *Block 6: Sacr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damero De Pizarro
The Cercado de Lima (''Walled Lima''), Damero de Pizarro (''Pizarro's Checkerboard''), or Lima Cuadrada (''Squared Lima'') is an area of the historic center of Lima (capital of Peru) located within the old walls of the city. Location and history The area of the Cercado de Lima corresponds to the original layout of the city. Its current boundaries within the city are the Rímac River to the north, Abancay Avenue to the east, Colmena Avenue to the south and Tacna Avenue to the west. Its name derives from it being the oldest and most central part of the city and because its urban layout maintains the classic Spanish style of streets and perpendicular avenues that form homogeneously square blocks. The area contains the main historical monuments of the city and several of the public buildings of the government of Peru including the Government Palace and the Cathedral of Lima. References {{reflist Geography of Lima Historic districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Francia, Lima
The Plaza Francia, also known by its former name, Plazoleta de la Recoleta, is a public square in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. History The square, originally named after the monastery of the Dominican Order built there in 1606, was the site of a pre-Hispanic trail that continued the path of the ''Camino de los Llanos'' (later known as the '' Vía Expresa''). In addition to its current church, it also housed another chapel, known as the ''Capilla de la Virgen de la Leche''. After independence, the Convent of the Venturous Mary Magdalene ( es, Convento de la Venturosa María Magdalena) became administered by the Charity of Lima. In 1848, nuns from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary arrived to Peru and established themselves on the convent. In 1881, the church burnt down, and, after the War of the Pacific, it was rebuilt under a different name, with two schools that would be run by the congregation also being built. The Pontifical Catholic Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dos De Mayo National Hospital
Dos de Mayo National Hospital ( es, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo) is a public hospital in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It is considered the first hospital of the republican history of the country, and was preceded by the Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew, itself the oldest hospital of the Viceroyalty of Peru. History The hospital dates back to the creation of the Hospital of Our Lady of the Conception ( es, Hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción) in 1538, located at the Jirón Lima, next to the current Convent of Santo Domingo. The hospital was later moved to the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, where it became known as the Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew ( es, Hospital Real de San Andrés), operating until President Pedro Diez Canseco decreed the founding of a modern and larger hospital due to the needs of the time. Its construction was funded by the surplus income of the Charity of Lima, the existing fund of the brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank Truck
A tank truck, gas truck, fuel truck, or tanker truck (American English) or tanker (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquids or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars, which are also designed to carry liquid loads. Many variants exist due to the wide variety of liquids that can be transported. Tank trucks tend to be large; they may be insulated or non-insulated; pressurized or non-pressurized; and designed for single or multiple loads (often by means of internal divisions in their tank). Some are semi-trailer trucks. They are difficult to drive and highly susceptible to rollover due to their high center of gravity, and potentially the free surface effect of liquids sloshing in a partially filled tank. History Oil Prior to tank distribution, oil was delivered in cans. From the 1880s, it was distributed in horse-drawn tanks. In 1910, Standard Oil started using motor tankers. Anglo American Oil introduced undergroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Callao
Jirón Callao is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón Sancho de Rivera and continues until it reaches the Jirón de la Unión, next to the Plaza de Armas. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. Until the 16th century, this road only had six blocks, the last two being formed at the beginning of the 17th century. This street had the particularity of being the gateway of the viceroys to the city. Thus, on the occasion of the entry of a new viceroy to the city, a welcoming ceremony was held in the last block of this road (current sixth block). Previously, the viceroy spent the night in the Monserrate Convent which was located two blocks further west (current eighth block) and the next day they entered the city. The first viceroy to receive this ceremony was Martín Enríquez de Alman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Peru)
''El Comercio'' is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest newspaper in Peru and one of the oldest Spanish-language papers in the world. It has a daily circulation of more than 120,000. It is one of the most influential media in Peru. History The military dictatorship of Juan Velasco Alvarado expropriated the newspaper in the mid-1970s. The company was returned to their original owners by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry on 28 July 1980, the same day he assumed office. It was his first official act upon assuming his presidency. The newspaper is owned by shareholders of the Miró Quesada family, whose ownership of the company dates to 1875. Despite this, management is under control of an individual who is not a member of the family. The company has ownership over its subsidiaries, the newspapers '' Peru 21'' and ''Trome'', and the magazine ''Somos''. The corporation, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., is the product of the merging of many compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Lissón
Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. (24 May 1872 - 25 December 1961), was an Archbishop of Lima, Peru. Early years Lissón was born in the city of Arequipa to a strongly Catholic family. He entered the Congregation of the Mission, commonly referred to as the Vincentian Fathers, in 1891. He was sent to France to pursue his theological studies and was ordained as a Catholic priest in Paris on 8 June 1895 by Archbishop Hilarion Joseph Montéty Pailhas, C.M. Episcopacy In April 1909, Lissón was appointed by Pope Pius X as the Bishop of Chachapoyas. He was consecrated for this office the following 19 September. In 1911, during the course of a trip to Rome, he visited the General Motherhouse of the Passionists to request help for the work in his diocese. As a result, six priests and six lay brothers of that congregation were assigned to his territory in 1913, and worked there until 1918. In that year, he was promoted by Pope Benedict XV to the post of Archbishop of Lim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of Lima
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was raised to the level of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Paul III on 12 February 1546. One of its archbishops was the saint Torribio Mogrovejo."Archdiocese of Lima" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Municipal De Lima
The Teatro Municipal de Lima (Municipal Theater of Lima) is a theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f .... It is home to the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru. The building was inaugurated in 1920 as the Teatro Forero. It was later bought by the Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima in 1929 and renamed Teatro Municipal. The building was partially destroyed by in 1998, and while the building was sporadically open for special performances; it remained unrestored for 12 years. The theater was eventually reconstructed following its original structural design, and it was expanded to include additional parking, anti-seismic technology and updated fireproofing. It was re-inaugurated on October 11, 2010. Theatres in Peru Buildings and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Sahut
Claude Sahut (Montpellier; — ) was a French architect. Many of his works took place in the Peruvian city of Lima, including state-owned buildings, such as the Government Palace, Peru, Government Palace. Biography Sahut studied at the ''Beaux-Arts de Paris, École des Beaux-Arts'' in Paris, where he specialised in ornamentation and decoration within architecture. He arrived in Peru in 1905, working as a furniture designer for the ''Magot Frères'' factory. In 1907, he was commissioned by the Peruvian government commissioned him to head the Public Works section of the Charity of Lima. Under the government of Augusto B. Leguía, he was the architect in charge of the design of the ''Parque de la Reserva'' and the redesign of the Government Palace, Peru, Government Palace, which Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski completed in 1937. He returned to France in 1932. Notable works Sahut was responsible for a number of buildings in Lima, including: Sahut was responsible for a number of buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style), Modern Style in English. It was popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle Époque period, and was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Other characteristics of Art Nouveau were a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by asymmetry or whiplash lines, and the use of modern materials, particularly iron, glass, ceramics and later concrete, to create unusual forms and larger open spaces.Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen, ''L'Art Nouveau'' (2013), pp. 8–30 One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
