San Juan Bautista District is one of fourteen
districts of the
Ica Province
The Ica Province is the largest of five provinces of the Ica Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ica.
Huacachina is a small town, oasis and resort in this region.
Political division
The Ica Province is divided into fou ...
of the
Ica Region
Ica (; qu, Ika) is a department and region of Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ic ...
of
Peru
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. The District 'seat' is the town of
San Juan Bautista.
Other neighboring village in this district are El Olivo, and
El Carmen (not to be confused with another District of the same name in the
Chincha province of Ica). Both of these villages are approximately 8 to 10 kilometers north of village of
San Juan Bautista.
This entire District suffered greatly from the
2007 Peru earthquake
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History
San Juan Bautista District was created on June 25, 1876, during Manuel Pardo y Lavalle term.
The Origin and Community Foundation of San Juan Bautista, is given in the Inca era where there was a settlement in which the District of San Juan Bautista, called the Collana Huaranga of San Juan de Urin Ica, under the Inca chiefs of Tataxe Dynasty (Tataje) and Achichicamas (Anicama). In 1600 it was known under the name of "Chiefdom". This human settlement was part of the distribution or encomendería of Don Nicolas de Rivera "El Viejo" being its first indigenous curaca Don Domingo Tataxe.
As a people the district was created in the colonial era by Don Nicolás de Rivera the Elder, the origin is lost in the religious fervor of the colonial era and was under the patronage of the "precursor of the Messiah" in the year 1549 the Spaniards founded the First Parish of San Juan Bautista, from where they began catechizing the indigenous people of the North and center of the province of Ica. This parish was of great importance and roots, the proof is that here lived the chronicler Miguel Cabello Balboa; in view of the religious fervor at the time 1600, they built the first church of Cana Brava, mud and guarangos in the atrium of the current church, after the Jesuit priest Don Francisco Agustín Mendieta Mariaca, built the present church Matrix, between the years 1762 to 1774. The participating farmers and indigenous leaders or chiefs with his subjects would meet on Sunday to labor for 12 years. The Church is aware of classic style with three naves, altar and Huarango 14 columns covered with reed and plaster, this church is considered a national historic monument by the National Institute of Culture and was destroyed by the earthquake of 2007.
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SJB District History
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Mayors
* 2007-2014: Jorge Luis Quispe Saavedra, Partido Aprista Peruano.
Festivities
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Saint Joseph.
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Saint John the Baptist
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
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Our Lady of the Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, is a Marian title.
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See also
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Administrative divisions of Peru
The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The old territorial subdivisions have split or merged due to several reasons, the most common ones being ...
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References
External links
Official Website (offline as of 2022, checking)iPeru linkLAMA MinistryTacama Winery website
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1876 establishments in Peru