The Lima International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de 1872) was held in the
Park of the Exposition,
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
, in 1872 to attract foreign investment, demonstrate Peru's progress
and to mark fifty years since Peru's
independence
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Background
The Peruvian president
José Balta
José Balta y Montero (25 April 1814 – 26 July 1872) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as the 19th President of Peru from 1868 to 1872. He was the son of John Balta Bru and Agustina Montero Casafranca.
In 1865, he aided Ma ...
had ordered the demolition of the
Walls of Lima
The Walls of Lima were a fortification consisting mainly of walls and bastions whose purpose was to defend the city of Lima from exterior attacks. It was built between 1684 and 1687, during the Viceroy Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull (Duke of Pa ...
in 1870 and the establishment of the
Park of the Exposition to host the exhibition.
The park was designed by and
Antonio Leonardi
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
and opened on 1 July 1872.
Contents
During the fair there was a botanic garden, a Chinese pavilion and displays of modern machinery and of pre-Columbian art.
And still remaining in the park in 2017 there are a Byzantine and Moroccan pavilion and a fountain of Neptune.
There was also a
Huaca, a Chinese pavilion, a dovecote, a lake with swans
and a large clock.
The clock, 'The great clock of Lima', designed by
Pedro Ruiz Gallo
Pedro Ruiz Gallo ( Etén, – Callao, ) was a Peruvian polymath, serving as a soldier and inventor, also working as a watchmaker, mechanic, musician, painter, researcher, doctor, and explorer, nationally considered one of the forerunners of mod ...
was installed in a tower and as well as the time had six dials showing century date, year, month, week, day and phases of the moon, incorporated an organ and a 3x1 metre oblong to show a different historical picture every 25 hours.
The British firms
Ransomes, Sims and Head (Ipswich) exhibited agricultural machinery,
Ruston, Proctor and Company
Ruston, Proctor and Company was established in Lincoln, England in 1857, and were manufacturers of steam tractors and engines. They later became Rustons and then Ruston & Hornsby.
History
The firm was started as millwrights and implement man ...
a road engine, Bailey and Company fire pumps and pyrometers and
Barrow Hematite Steel Company showed steel and iron works.
Gallery
File:Pabellonmorisco.jpg, Moroccan pavilion
File:Pabellonbizantino.jpg, Byzantine pavilion
File:Relojpedroruiz.jpg, Great Clock of Lima (photographed by Eugenio Courret
Eugène Courret (1839 – 1920), known as Eugenio, was a French people, French photographer who was based in Lima, Peru.
Biography
Courret was born in Angoulême, the son of François Courret and Calixta Chalet. Courret came to Lima in 1860 to ...
)
References
{{List of world's fairs in South America
1870s disestablishments in South America
1872 disestablishments
1872 establishments in Peru
Events in Lima
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World's fairs in South America
1872 festivals
Golden jubilees