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Jirón Huancavelica
Jirón Huancavelica 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 Jirón Ramón Cárcano. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on 18 January 1535. Since the end of the 16th century, a ''Corral de comedias'' existed on the street. In 1615, the first venue was built, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1746. Since then, the venue has undergone several renovations and is now known as the Teatro Segura, Segura Theatre. According to oral tradition, in 1651 an Angolan slave painted an image of the Crucifixion of Christ, crucified Jesus Christ in a brotherhood of his caste in the Pachacamilla neighbourhood, where this street extends. An earthquake that occurred shortly after ruined the house, leaving only the wall that had the figure on it unscathed. In 1660, resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Segura
The Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura is a theatre and concert hall located in the Jirón Huancavelica of Lima, Peru. First built in 1615, it is considered the oldest theatre in Latin America. History In 1615 an open-air theatre (Corral de comedias) was built on the same spot where the Teatro Segura is located. This original open-air theatre was destroyed by an earthquake on 1746 and rebuilt a year later. The theatre was later reformed on 1822 and 1874. The actual construction was built in 1909 under the name of "Teatro Municipal". The name was changed in 1929 to "Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura", after the Teatro Municipal de Lima was bought by the Municipality of Lima. See also *Municipal Theatre Museum, located next to the theatre References External links -- Official website: all about Teatro Segura Retrieved 4 January 2013 Theatres in Lima Tourist attractions in Lima Historic Centre of Lima {{Peru-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of Miracles
The Lord of Miracles (), also known as Christ of Miracles, is a Catholic title of Jesus Christ that is associated with a painting of Christ crucified venerated in Lima, Peru. The image was painted during the 17th century by Benito or Pedro Dalcon, an African taken from what is now Angola to Peru as a slave. An annual procession commemorating the image occurs every October. It is one of the oldest Catholic traditions in Peru. It is one of the largest religious processions in the world. Description of the Image Jesus Christ is depicted on the cross, with the Holy Spirit and God the Father above. On the left is the Virgin Mary, and on the right is Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr .... Its name originated in the 17 and 18th centuries, after earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square Metre
The square metre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter ( American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2. It is the area of a square with sides one metre in length. Adding and subtracting SI prefixes creates multiples and submultiples; however, as the unit is exponentiated, the quantities grow exponentially by the corresponding power of 10. For example, 1 kilometre is 103 (one thousand) times the length of 1 metre, but 1 square kilometre is (103)2 (106, one million) times the area of 1 square metre, and 1 cubic kilometre is (103)3 (109, one billion) cubic metres. SI prefixes applied The square metre may be used with all SI prefixes used with the metre. Unicode characters Unicode has several characters used to represent metric area units, but these are for compatibility with East Asian character encodings and are meant to be used in new documents. * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Rufino Torrico
Jirón Rufino Torrico, formerly known as Jirón Arica, is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts before its intersection with the Jirón Conde de Superunda, parallel to the '' Prolongación Tacna'', and continues until it reaches Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Avenue. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on 18 January 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Arica, after the province in Tacna. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: aToma, after the mouth of the water intake located there. *Block 2: aPalma, for reasons not clear. *Block 3: Panteoncito, after a burial ground of the Spanish or pre-Columbian era. *Block 4: Nápoles, after Juan de Nápoles, according to Pedro Gálvez. *Block 5: Belaochaga, after a resident whose identity is disputed. *Block 6: Sacri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andina (news Agency)
Andina is a news agency owned by the Peruvian government, covering Latin America and the world at large. It was founded in 1981, and its current editor-in-chief is Félix Paz Quiroz. History Andina was founded on June 12, 1981, during the second presidency of Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It is an official state outlet of the Peruvian government, part of the group Editora Perú, which also publishes the daily newspaper El Peruano. The two outlets were briefly combined in 2001, before Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian former politician who served as President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, w ...'s government reestablished Andina as a separate news agency the following year, under the leadership of the journalist Gerardo Barraza. The agency, which has correspondents in every province of the country, sends more than 90 dispatche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Pacific
The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert border dispute, Chilean claims on Litoral Department, coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. The direct cause of the war was a nitrate taxation dispute between Bolivia and Chile, with Peru being drawn in due to its secret alliance with Bolivia. Some historians have pointed to deeper origins of the war, such as the interest of Chile and Peru in the nitrate business, a long-standing rivalry between Chile and Peru for regional hegemony, as well as the political and economical disparities between the stability of Chile and the volatility of Peru and Bolivia. In February 1878, Bolivia increased taxes on the Chile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Grau
Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician best known for his actions during the War of the Pacific. He was nicknamed "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind and chivalrous treatment of defeated enemies and is held in high esteem by both Peruvians and Chileans. Grau is an iconic figure for the Peruvian navy, and one of the most famous naval officers from the Americas. Early life Miguel Grau was born in Paita on 27 July 1834 in the house of Dr. Alexander Diamont Newel with the assistance of the midwife Tadea Castillo, also known as "The Morito," both prominent figures in Paita. His father was Juan Manuel Grau y Berrío, a Colombian who came to Peru with Bolivar in the fight for independence from Spain. Later, Juan bought property in Paita and worked at the Customs Office. The relationship between his parents was extramarital as his mother, María Luisa Seminario y del Castillo, was also married to Colombian captain Pí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Grau Naval Museum
The Casa Grau Naval Museum () is a house museum located in the first floor of the house where Miguel Grau and his family lived for 12 years, at Jirón Huancavelica 170, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. History The 18th-century building with a prominent balcony was originally inhabited by Peruvian war hero Miguel Grau along with his wife Dolores Cabero Núñez and their children between 1867 and 1879. Grau and his family inhabited the second floor, while his sister, María Dolores Ruperta Grau, inhabited the first. After Grau's death, his sister's family took care of his ten children, with the exception of her husband, colonel Manuel Gómez, who was killed in action during the battle of Miraflores. In 1984, the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ceded the building's second floor and the museum was inaugurated on July 27 of the same year. Later, in 1997, the first floor was also ceded to the museum. Inside, Grau's personal objects are permanently displayed, in environ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conquistador
Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (; ; ) were Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colonizers who explored, traded with and colonized parts of the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia during the Age of Discovery. Sailing beyond the Iberian Peninsula, they established numerous Colony, colonies and trade routes, and brought much of the "New World" under the dominion of Spain and Portugal. After Christopher Columbus's arrival in the West Indies in 1492, the Spanish, usually led by Hidalgo (nobility), hidalgos from the west and south of Spain, began building a colonial empire in the Caribbean using colonies such as Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Cuba, Cuba, and Captaincy General of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico as their main bases. From 1519 to 1521, Hernán Cortés led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, ruled by Moctezuma II. From the territories of the Aztec Empire, conquistadors expanded Spanish rule to northern Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plazuela Del Teatro
Theatre Square () is a public square located next to the Teatro Segura in the second block of Jirón Huancavelica, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. History The second block of the current jirón Huancavelica was the location of one of the busiest comedy corrals in Lima since 1614. It was built in front of the 'false door' of the convent of San Agustín and would become the main centre of theatrical activity in the city. It was after the independence of Peru when a small square was opened with the purpose of enhancing the façade of the Teatro Principal, in whose vicinity a growing audience gathered. In 1822, José de San Martín asked the community of San Agustín to donate land to build the plaza. Shortly after, the supreme delegate, José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, ordered the arrangement of an elongated space that would serve as a public walk. It was initially called September 7 Square, in memory of the landing of the Liberating Expedition in Paracas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracas Bay
Paracas Bay is a bay in the Department of Ica, Peru. With its southern end lying within the Paracas National Reservation, the bay is well known for its abundant wildlife. The unique ecosystem, insulated from thrashing ocean waves and current by Paracas Peninsula, and its shallow warmer waters, stimulates a remarkable growth of seaweed for which much of the wildlife, particularly the birds of Paracas, thrive upon directly or indirectly. The bay appears as the gateway to Paracas National Reserve, its warmer shallow waters foster wildlife and many nautical sports, and its calm shoreline protects the municipality of Paracas and the various cottages and hotels that have sprung up in the last few years. As of recent years, the bay has hosted many sailors on catamaran A catamaran () (informally, a "cat") is a watercraft with two parallel hull (watercraft), hulls of equal size. The wide distance between a catamaran's hulls imparts stability through resistance to rolling and ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
