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Avenida San Martín
San Martín Avenue () is the main thoroughfare of the historic centre of Tacna, Peru. It houses landmarks such as the Cathedral, the Parabolic Arch, the Ornamental Fountain, the of Jorge Basadre and the former Municipal Palace. When it reaches the cathedral, it splits into two avenues: Blondell and Callao. South of the cathedral is the city's main square, which it surrounds. History On November 28, 1910, when the city was under Chilean administration, a violent riot took place in the street against ''El Tacora'', a Peruvian newspaper owned by the Freyre family. The family's house was looted, and the people inside the building attacked as well, including the 89-year old Juana Arias de Freyre, who was dragged from her bed. The newspaper's contents were thrown to the street, being cleaned up by Peruvian locals that lived in the building's surroundings. The ''Zona Franca de Tacna'', a plan to impose a zero- sol tax for imported products, was announced by then president Alan Garcí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (; 25 February 177817 August 1850), nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain. In 1808, after taking part in the Peninsular War against France, San Martín contacted South American supporters of independence from Spain in London. In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires and offered his services to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, present-day Argentina and other countries. After the Battle of San Lorenzo and time commanding the Army of the North during 1814, he organized a plan to defeat the Spanish forces that menaced the United Provinces from the north, us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoroughfare
A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way of transport, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft. Originally, the word referred to a main road or open street which was frequented thoroughly. Different terms *Roads, route or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved for travel * Boardwalk * Boulevard, particularly in North American usage * Bridle path, for equestrian use * Canopy walkway * Cycleway, for use by cyclists *Footpath, for use only by pedestrians * Foreshoreway, a greenway along the edge of the sea, open to both walkers and cyclists * Greenway, a wilderness area intended for "passive use" * Highway, depending on jurisdiction, anything from a path (England) to a road restricted to fast motor vehicles * Hiking trail, trails (footpaths), in the countryside *Long-distance trail, recreational trail of exceptional length (between 50 km and 1,000 km or more) mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacna
Tacna, officially known as San Pedro de Tacna, is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of the Caplina River. It is Peru's tenth most populous city. The city has gained a reputation for its patriotism, with many monuments and streets named after heroes of Peru's struggle for independence (1821–1824) and the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Residents of Tacna are known in Spanish as '. History Pre-Columbian era At the time of the Spanish conquest, the region around Tacna was already multiethnic, displaying a mix of local sedentary populations and mitma settlers from the Altiplano. The proportions of these are that the first made up about 66% of the population and the latter 25%. Fishing-oreinted people known as Camanchacos made up about the remaining 9% of the population. Muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has Demographics of Peru, a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At , Peru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 19th largest country in the world, and the List of South American countries by area, third largest in South America. Pre-Columbian Peru, Peruvian territory was home to Andean civilizations, several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacna Cathedral
Tacna Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church architecture, church located next to the Paseo Cívico de Tacna at San Martín Avenue, in the center of the city of Tacna, Peru. History Its construction began in 1875 by the French firm of Gustave Eiffel, Alejandro Gustave Eiffel. Because of War of the Pacific, the War of the Pacific (1879) and the Chilean occupation, the work stopped. The church was formally completed in 1954. Architecture It is built in the Renaissance architecture, neo-renaissance architectural style. It is created with stones quarried from the hills of Intiorko Hill, Intiorko and Arunta. See also *San Ramón Church References ;Notes * i perú (2014), "Información de Tacna". Roman Catholic churches in Peru Buildings and structures in the Department of Tacna {{Peru-RC-cathedral-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacna Parabolic Arch
The Monument to the Heroes (), popularly known as the Parabolic Arch (), is a quarried pink stone monument located on the Paseo Cívico de Tacna, built in honor of the heroes of the War of the Pacific, Admiral Miguel Grau and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi. It was inaugurated on August 28, 1957 during the government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche with the name Monument to the heroes Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi (). History The parabolic arch is a monument located in the civic centre of Tacna, designed by German technicians and donated to the country. It was inaugurated on August 28, 1959 during the government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche, dedicated to Admiral Miguel Grau and Colonel Francisco Bolognesi, both killed during the War of the Pacific and featured as statues. The construction of the monument was made of pinkish-colored stone measuring 18 metres high. This monument stands out for its breaking style with historical classicism and the architectural and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacna Ornamental Fountain
Tacna Ornamental Fountain, is a fountain located in the Paseo Cívico of the centre of the city of Tacna, Peru. History There are various stories about this ornamental fountain. The most accepted was that this Pool was designed by the sculptor O'Lenhard and brought from Brussels, by the famous construction company Eiffel. However, it is undeniable that the statues in this fountain are by the French sculptor Mathurin Moreau. There are about twenty identical fountains around the world; Genoa, Boston and two in Buenos Aires's 9 de Julio Avenue. It is noted that it was acquired and gifted to the city of Tacna by the government of José Balta in 1869 or that it also arrived as part of the Uchusuma River contract. The installation work was carried out by the French technical expert Matias Richet and a Peruvian architect, surnamed Salazar, was in charge of the construction of the stone plinth. On April 19, 1885, the Public Works Department requested proposals for the transfer of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Basadre
Jorge Alfredo Basadre Grohmann (12 February 1903 – 29 June 1980) was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country. He served during two different administrations as Minister of Education and was also director of the Peruvian National Library. Early life Jorge Basadre was born to Carlos Basadre Forero and Olga Eloísa Grohmann Butler in Tacna, which was then under Chilean administration. Basadre said that his great grandfather was José Toribio Ara y Cáceres, a cacique who participated in the Peruvian War of Independence. Basadre began his training at the Liceo Santa Rosa, a Peruvian school that operated clandestinely in Tacna but changed to the German School of Lima when his family moved to this city in 1912. He undertook his final year of secondary education at the College of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1918. In 1919, Basadre entered the National University of San Marcos where he graduated as a Ph.D. in humanities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paseo Cívico De Tacna
The Paseo Cívico de Tacna, formerly known as the Plazuela de la Matriz during the Spanish era and as the Plaza Colón from 1892 to 1957, is the main square of the historic centre of Tacna, Peru. It features landmarks such as the city's cathedral, the Monument to Heroes and the city fountain, delimited by San Martín Avenue. Important civic events in the city are carried out in the square: every Sunday of the civic calendar, in the midst of civic ceremonies, the national flag A national flag is a flag that represents and national symbol, symbolizes a given nation. It is Fly (flag), flown by the government of that nation, but can also be flown by its citizens. A national flag is typically designed with specific meanin ... is raised and the oath of Francisco Bolognesi is renewed, culminating in a civic-military parade of the different educational, public and private entities. August 28 is the end point of the Flag Procession, where it culminates with the raising of the fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacna Department (Chile)
The Tacna Department was a territorial division of Chile that existed between 1884 and 1929. It was ceded by the Treaty of Ancón in 1883 and placed under military administration, and then created on the 31st of October 1884, as one of the three departments of the Tacna Province, incorporating as well a disputed claim over Tarata, and was returned to Peru at midnight on the 28th of August 1929, under the terms agreed upon in the Treaty of Lima of the same year. History Its limits were defined as the Sama River to the north, the Arica Department to the south, the Andes mountain range to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In 1885 Chile integrated Tarata into the province, becoming in 1911 the Tarata Department, as the Chilean government argued the town was to the east of the Sama river. Peru, however, did not recognize this annexation on the grounds that the territory was completely unaffected by the Treaty of Ancón. Around this time, raids by Peruvian smugglers as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Sol
The sol (; plural: soles; currency sign: S/) is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 ''céntimos'' ("cents"). The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. The sol replaced the Peruvian inti in 1991 and the name is a return to that of Peru's historic currency, as the previous incarnation of sol was in use from 1863 to 1985. Although ''sol'' in this usage is derived from the Latin '' solidus'' (), the word also means "sun" in Spanish. There is thus a continuity with the old Peruvian inti, which was named after Inti, the Sun God of the Incas. At its introduction in 1991, the currency was officially called ''nuevo sol'' ("new sol"), until November 13, 2015, when Peru's Congress voted to rename the currency simply ''sol''. History Currencies in use before the current Peruvian sol include: * The '' Spanish colonial real'' from the 16th to 19th centuries, with 8 reales equal to 1 peso. * The '' Peruvian real'' from 1822 to 1863. Initially worth peso, ''reales'' worth peso wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), and was its only member to have served as List of Presidents of Peru, President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he served in the Constituent Assembly of Peru, Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980 Peruvian general election, 1980, he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was elected to the presidency in 1985 Peruvian general election, 1985 in a landslide. García's first presidential term was marked by a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. At the conclusion of his first presidency, he was accused and investigated for corruption and illicit enrichment. In 1992, he filed for asylum followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
