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Antonio Miró Quesada De La Guerra
Antonio Tomás Miró Quesada de la Guerra (Callao; — Lima; ) was a Peruvian journalist, lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was director of the newspaper '' El Comercio'' from 1905 until his assassination in 1935, having written articles in his final years under the pseudonym of El Mismo. Biography He was the son of José Antonio Miró Quesada (Panama; — Lima; ) and Matilde de la Guerra Gorostide ( — ). His father was the owner of the newspaper '' El Comercio''. Much of his school studies were carried out in England, because his parents were outside Peru for political reasons; Back in Lima, he continued them under the direction of Professor Agustín Whilar. He entered the University of San Marcos, where he obtained the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts (1896), Doctor of Letters (1896), Bachelor of Jurisprudence (1897), Lawyer (1898) and Doctor of Political and Administrative Sciences. (1901). He married María Laos Argüelles, with whom he had eleven children: José Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Congress Of The Republic Of Peru
President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is the presiding officer in the Congress of the Republic of Peru. This is a list of representatives that have served as Presidents of the Peruvian legislature. The Constitution of Peru, Constitution of 1993 re-arranged Congress into a Unicameralism, unicameral legislature. The President is elected for a one-year term. Constituent Congress of Peru, 1822, Constituent Congress (1822–1825) Constituent Congress (1827–1828) Congress (1829–1832) First bicameral congress of Peru. Constituent Congress (1833–1834) Legislative Assembly of Peru–Bolivian Confederation Constituent Congress (1839–1840) Bicameral Congress (1845–1853) Presidents of the Senate (1845–1853) Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (1845–1853) National convention (1855–1857) Congress (1858–1859) President of the Senate (1858–1859) Constituent Congress (1860) Bicameral Congress (1860–1865) Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Lima
The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima () is the local government entity of the Lima Province and Lima District. It is the only provincial municipality of special regime with faculties of regional government. It is established according to the 2002 ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'' (') and the 2003 ''Organic Law of Municipalities'' ('). Organization The organs of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima are: * the Council ('); * the Mayor of Lima ('); and * the Metropolitan Assembly ('). The Council consists of the Mayor and five aldermen, according to the ''Municipal Elections Law'' ('). The Metropolitan Assembly is an advisory and coordinating body.Article 162 of the Organic Law of Municipalities Function and powers According to Article 154 of, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima exerts jurisdiction, in matters within its competence, on the districts of Lima. References * Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades' (Organic Law of Municipalities), ''Ley Nº 27972'', publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Callao
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Deaths
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of . * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of Prontosil, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a series of artic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated as the home of the Paris Opera. * January 12 – Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3. He succeeds his cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had no sons of his own. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * January 24 – Camille Saint-Saëns' orchestral ''Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns), Danse macabre'' receives its première. February * February 3 – Third Carlist War: Battle of Lácar – Carlist commander Torcuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Quilca
Jirón Quilca 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 de la Unión and continues until it reaches Avenida Alfonso Ugarte, Alfonso Ugarte Avenue. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Quilca, after the Quilca District, district in Camaná Province, Department of Arequipa, Arequipa. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: Iturrizaga, after Bernardo de Iturriaza, Bernardo de Iturrizara y Mansilla. *Block 2: San Jacinto, after the chapel of the same name that existed in the 17th century. In 1857, the first gas factory for public lighting was built in this area. *Block 3: Alfareros, after the various clay article making shops that existed during the viceroyalty. During the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Colón, Lima
The Colón Theatre () is a historical building and former theatre located next to the Plaza San Martín, Lima, San Martín Plaza, part of the Historic Centre of Lima, historic centre of Lima. The theater belonged to ''Teatros y Cinemas Ltda.'' Its construction began in 1911, being inaugurated on January 18, 1914. History Before the theater, it is documented that the land belonged to a man named José Manuel Alejo de Hurtado in the mid-19th century. The ownership of the property changed hands several times until it was ultimately acquired by the company Teatros y Cinemas Ltda. in the year 1911. Thus, the construction of the theater began at the hands of the architect of French Third Republic, French origin, Claude Sahut (designer and builder of various works in Lima throughout the 1910s and 1920s). After the work was completed in 1914, the theatre was inaugurated with its first play, "''Los Fantoches''", staged by the "Fabregas" Theater Company. This is how the theater offered, thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
