The Panteón de los Próceres (Spanish for ''Heroes' Pantheon'') is a

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inside the old Church of the ''Real Convictorio de San Carlos'' (Royal College of San Carlos) that holds the remains of the heroes of the

Peruvian War of Independence The Peruvian War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia del Perú, links=no) consisted in a series of military conflicts in Peru beginning with viceroy Abascal military victories in the south frontier in 1809, in La Paz revolution an ...

. The Church originally belonged to the

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novitiate of San Antonio Abad, but it was transferred after the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish territories. The Church was rebuilt after the

1746 Lima–Callao earthquake The 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake occurred at on 28 October with a moment magnitude of 8.6–8.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). The epicenter was located about north-northwest of the capital Lima, which was almost complete ...

leveled

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 ...

, and in 1876 it became the Chapel of the '' Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos''. In 1924, the remains of various heroes of the wars of independence (1821-1824) were transferred to a crypt just under the altar and the Church was renamed "Panteón de los Proceres". This "Panteón de los Proceres" should not be confused with the "Panteón de los Proceres" at the Presbítero Maestro cemetery. The "Panteón de los Proceres" at the Presbítero Maestro cemetery holds the remains of the heroes of the War of the Pacific of 1879.

Murals

The Pantheon has murals by

José Sabogal José Sabogal (Cajabamba, Peru, Cajabamba, March 19, 1888 – Lima, December 15, 1956) was a Peruvian painting, painter and muralist who was "the most renowned early supporter" and thus a leader in the artistic indigenism, indigenist movement of ...

Characters

Here the remains of 24 independence heroes and 41 effigies are preserved.

Remains

Among the remains of heroes are: *

Ramón Castilla Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (; 31 August 1797 – 30 May 1867) was a Peruvian ''caudillo'' who served as President of Peru three times as well as the Interim President of Peru (Revolution Self-proclaimed President) in 1863. His earliest pr ...

Hipólito Unanue José Hipólito Unanue y Pavón (August 13, 1755–July 15, 1833) was a physician, naturalist, meteorologist, cosmographer, the first Minister of Finance of Peru, Minister of Foreign affairs, Protomédico (equivalent to Minister of health comb ...

* Pascual Saco Oliveros * José Andrés Rázuri *

José Bernardo Alcedo José Bernardo Alzedo (August 20, 1788December 28, 1878) was a Peruvian composer. Alzedo was born in Lima, Peru. He studied music at the :es:Convento San Agustín (Cuzco), Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the ''Misa en ...

* José de la Torre Ugarte *

Martin George Guisse Martin George Guisse, born Martin George Guise (12 March 1780 – 23 November 1828), and later known as Jorge Martín Guisse in Spanish, was a British naval officer who served in Royal Navy in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He lat ...

Guillermo Miller William Miller (2 December 1795 – 31 October 1861) known throughout Hispanic America as Guillermo Miller, was an English-born soldier who participated in several South American revolutions, and then became a diplomat. Biography Born December ...

* Francisco Vidal * Domingo Nieto * Juan Espinosa de los Monteros *

Mariano Necochea Mariano Necochea (7 September 1790, in Buenos Aires – 1849 in Miraflores, near Lima) was an Argentine-Peruvian soldier. Biography In 1802, he was sent to Spain for his education, but he was obliged to return to Argentina in 1811 on account ...

* Juana de Dios Manrique * Narciso de la Colina

Effigies

Among the effigies are: * José de San Martín *

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

Túpac Amaru II José Gabriel Condorcanqui ( – May 18, 1781)known as Túpac Amaru II was an indigenous Cacique who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru. He later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and in ...

Micaela Bastidas Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua (born in Tamburco, 1744; died in Cusco, May 18, 1781) was a pioneering indigenous leader against Spanish rule in South America, and a martyr for Peruvian independence. With her husband Túpac Amaru II, she led a rebelli ...

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