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Sesquicentennial Of The Independence Of Peru
The Sesquicentennial of the Independence of Peru took place on July 28, 1971. To commemorate the 150 years of the country's independence from Spain, the '' Revolutionary Government'' established two years prior organized a Commission to manage the celebrations and the establishment of new memorials for the duration of the event. History On September 16, 1969, the National Commission for the Sesquicentennial of the Independence of Peru was created by Decree Law No. 17815, during the government of Juan Velasco Alvarado. This commission was made up of representatives of state institutions, the academic community and civil society, assumed by EP Division General , also as an objective for the preparation and execution of the commemorative program throughout the country, for the 150th anniversary of Independence of Peru in 1971. The Sesquicentennial Commission was in charge of organizing academic events, historical and music research contests, as well as advising on the constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Sol (1863–1985)
The sol, later sol de oro (English: gold sol), was the currency of Peru between 1863 and 1985. It had the ISO 4217 currency code PES. It was subdivided into 10 ''dineros'' or 100 ''centavos''. It also had two different superunits over its circulation life, the inca (1881-1882) and later the gold pound (1898-1931, abbreviated ''Lp.''), both worth 10 soles. History The sol was introduced in 1863 when Peru completed its decimalization, replacing the ''real'' at a rate of 1 sol = 10 reales. The sol also replaced the Bolivian peso at par, which had circulated in southern Peru.The sol and the boliviano were both pegged at 5 French francs). Between 1858 and 1863, coins had been issued denominated in reales, centavos and escudos. The sol was initially pegged to the French franc at a rate of 1 sol = 5 francs (S/. 5.25 to £1 stg and S/. 1.08 to US$1). In 1880 and 1881, silver coins denominated in '' pesetas'', were issued, worth 20 centavos to the peseta. In 1881, the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho ( es, Batalla de Ayacucho, ) was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of South America. In Peru it is considered the end of the Spanish American wars of independence in this country, although the campaign of Antonio José de Sucre continued through 1825 in Upper Peru and the siege of the fortresses Chiloé and Callao eventually ended in 1826. As of late 1824, Royalists still had control of most of the south of Peru as well as of the Real Felipe fortress in the port of Callao. On 9 December 1824, the Battle of Ayacucho (Battle of La Quinua) took place between Royalist and Independentist forces at Pampa de Ayacucho (or Quinua), a few kilometers from Ayacucho, near the town of Quinua. Independentist forces were led by Simón Bolívar's lieutenant Antonio José de Sucre. Viceroy José de la Serna was wounded, and after the battle second co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrio Chino (Lima)
Barrio chino () is a neighborhood in Lima, Peru that is centered on two blocks – 7 and 8 – of Jirón Ucayali (Ucayali Street) in downtown. The neighborhood was founded in the mid-19th century by Chinese immigrants, but it was heavily damaged in the late 19th century by the War of the Pacific and further declined in the following decades. It experienced a revival starting in the 1970s and is now a thriving resource for Chinese-Peruvian culture. History Origins In the 1850s, Chinese immigrants started to cluster in the area around the Central Market, then called La Concepción. During the Spanish Colonial period, the area was known as Calle Capón, as it was the location of the market for castrated pigs. The consolidation of an ethnic Chinese neighborhood was spurred by the presence, from the 1860s, of large commercial houses established by Chinese import companies from Hong Kong and California. These included the Wing Fat Co., the Wo Chong Co., or the Wing On Chong Co. Small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Arch, Lima
The Chinese Arch ( es, Arco Chino), also known as the Chinese Portal ( es, Portada China), is a paifang located at the entrance of Lima's Barrio Chino (Lima), Chinatown. It was donated by the Chinese Peruvians, Peruvian Chinese colony for the Sesquicentennial of the Independence of Peru and inaugurated with a great party on November 12, 1971, by the mayor of Lima Eduardo Dibós Chappuis, Eduardo Dibós as part of the remodeling and enhancement of the area as a tourist attraction. In 2017, two 1.80-metre, 2.5-ton sculptures of lions located in the arch were unveiled. Overview The monument is built in the form of a paifang, which is a style of gate in traditional Chinese architecture, resembling an arch. It measures 8 metres high and 13 wide. The design is by the architects Tusanes Kuoway Ruiz Dillón and Carlos Lock Sing, and the cover, veneered in wood and marble, was decorated by the Chinese artist Wa Kong Chang. At the top of the arch are various phrases in Chinese characters: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaura Museum
The Monumental Museum of the District Municipality of Huanta ( es, Museo Monumental de la Municipalidad Distrital de Huaura), also known simply as the Huaura Balcony ( es, Balcón de Huaura), is a war museum located in the Peruvian city of Huaura, dedicated to the memory of José de San Martín and the Liberating Expedition of Peru. The museum is housed in a Viceregal house that originally belonged to the Royal Customs of Lima. It was declared a historical monument by Law No. 9636 of October 28, 1942. History The building was built at the beginning of the 17th century during the Spanish era, being operated by the Royal Customs of Lima. Made out of thatch, mud and wood from Nicaragua, it consists of a façade, a hallway and a main courtyard that distributes the space. It's located in the city's plaza, where a church also stood until it was destroyed by an earthquake, with its bell being moved to Argentina in 1950 at the request of then president Juan Perón. The building b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sechura
Sechura is a city in northwestern Peru, south of Piura. It is the capital of Sechura Province in the Piura Region. The city lends its name to the Sechura Desert The Sechura Desert is a coastal desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru along the Pacific Ocean coast and inland to the foothills of the Andes Mountains. Its extreme aridity is caused by the upwelling of cold coastal waters and subtrop ..., which extends south along most of coastal Peru. Crescent dunes lie south of the city, between the sea and the highway. The city has a main square with the ''Catédral de Sechura'', built in the 18th century in the Spanish colonial style. Because of the desert surrounding the city, the church has sometimes been called the ''Catédral de Arena'' (Sand Cathedral). References Populated places in the Piura Region {{Piura-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Patrick's Church, Soho Square
St Patrick's Church is a large Roman Catholic parish church in Soho Square Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London, hosting since 1954 a ''de facto'' public park let by the Soho Square Garden Committee to Westminster City Council. It was originally called King Square after Charles II, and a much weathered s ..., London. St Pat's (as it is informally known) was consecrated as a chapel in a building behind Carlisle House, Soho#Carlisle House, Soho Square, Carlisle House on 29 September 1792, one of the first Catholic buildings allowed in Great Britain after the Reformation. The present church building was built between 1891 and 1893, to designs by Kelly & Birchall, John Kelly of Leeds, and replaced the earlier and smaller chapel built by Arthur O'Leary (preacher), Father Arthur O'Leary in the 1790s. The church has an unusual longish shape due to plot constrictions given at that time. The building is constructed out of bricks with a bell-tower. It is Grade II* listed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pablo Vizcardo Y Guzmán
Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán (1748–1798) was a Peruvian Jesuit, writer and campaigner for Latin American independence. He is widely recognised as a precursor of Peruvian independence and more widely, as an ardent opponent of Spanish colonialism in America. He played a crucial role in the development of British-Latin American relations. Born in Pampacolca District, Peru to a Spanish colonial family, he was expelled from his own country and forced to live in exile. In 1791 he came to London, sponsored by the British Government to give account of the development of Latin America's pursuit of independence. Guzman wrote several important essays during his time in London promoting freedom for the Spanish Colonies, including “Letter to Spanish Americans” (1792) and “Peace and Prosperity in a New World” (1796), in which he criticises Spanish colonialism and its economic control. While living in London, Guzmán met Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Agrarian Reform
The Agrarian Reform in Peru was a process of land redistribution initiated in the 1960s by struggles of peasants for their land in the Cusco Region and legally implemented by three laws of land reform, of which the land reform law promulgated in 1969 under General Juan Velasco Alvarado changed the country's agrarian infrastructure from a system dominated by haciendas where the ''peones'' – in their majority indigenous peasants – worked for their ''patrones'', the ''hacendados'', in semi-feudal relationships, first to large cooperatives controlled by the state and then predominantly to land ownership by smallholders, in the Andes to a large extent within indigenous peasant communities ''(comunidades campesinas)'' recognized by the government. For the former ''hacendados'', the government of Peru issued agrarian bonds as compensation for land expropriation. Agrarian society before 1969 The extensive haciendas of Peru were a result of land concentration in colonial times, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupac Amaru II
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of activism against inequality. Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members. Raised by his mother, Afeni Shakur, he relocated to Baltimore in 1984 and to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988. With the release of his debut album '' 2Pacalypse Now'' in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip hop for his conscious rap lyrics. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with his follow-up albums '' Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...'' (1993) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of Archaeology, Anthropology And History Of Peru
The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú (English: ''National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru'') is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, located on Plaza Bolívar in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima. The museum houses more than 100,000 artifacts spanning the entire history of human occupation in what is now Peru. Highlights include the Raimondi Stele and the Tello Obelisk from Chavín de Huantar, and an impressive scale model of the Incan citadel, Machu Picchu. In 2021, the new National Museum of Archaeology (MUNA) is destined to open after artifacts from the museum. The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History is proposed to become a museum dedicated to the republican era of Peru. See also *Museums in Lima The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru. Beaches and waterfront * Ancón *Asia *Chancay * Pucusana * Miraflores * Los Pavos * Playa Punta Roquit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commemorative Coins
Commemorative coins are coins issued to commemorate some particular event or issue with a distinct design with reference to the occasion on which they were issued. Many coins of this category serve as collectors items only, although some countries also issue commemorative coins for regular circulation. Subcategories Commemorative coins can be seen as being of one of three types: *'' Regular issue coinage'' are the normal coins intended to be used in commerce every day and are typically issued with the same design for several years, e.g. euro coins. *''Circulating commemoratives'' are intended to be used for commerce, but the design will only be issued for a limited time to commemorate an event, anniversary, person or location, among other items. Examples include the €2 commemorative coins and U.S. 50 State Quarters. *''Non-circulating legal tender (NCLT)'' are coins which are legal tender, and thus can in theory be used to purchase goods or services, but are not intended to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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