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Jirón De La Unión
The Jirón de la Unión, or Union Street, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many decades it was the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, where many of the most affluent citizens of the city and most powerful men around the world would meet. Subsequently, with the deterioration of the center of Lima, the Jirón de la Unión lost its aristocratic character and became completely commercialized. History The Jirón de la Unión was built by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 the year of the foundation of Lima. It is located on the western side of the Plaza de Armas. It was not until the early 20th century however, that it was given its current name. In 1535, The founder of Lima, Francisco Pizarro, designated a lot on this street to contain the City Hall; the current city hall still retains that same location. It is also one of the roads that surrounds the Palace of Government of Peru. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damero De Pizarro
The Cercado de Lima ('Walled Lima'), Damero de Pizarro ('Pizarro's Checkerboard'), or Lima Cuadrada ('Squared Lima') is an area of the Historic Centre of Lima, historic center of Lima (capital of Peru) located within the Walls of Lima, old walls of the city. Location and history The area of the Cercado de Lima corresponds to the original layout of the city. Its current boundaries within the city are the Rímac River to the north, Avenida Abancay, Abancay Avenue to the east, Avenida Nicolás de Piérola, Colmena Avenue to the south and Avenida Tacna, Tacna Avenue to the west. Its name derives from it being the oldest and most central part of the city and because its urban layout maintains the classic Spanish style of streets and perpendicular avenues that form homogeneously square blocks. The area contains the main historical monuments of the city and several of the public buildings of the Peruvian State, government of Peru including the Government Palace (Peru), Government Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Nicolás De Piérola
Nicolás de Pierola Avenue (), formerly known as Interior de Lima and La Colmena (the latter of which continues to be a common nickname), is an avenue located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru. It is the southern limit of the area called '' Damero de Pizarro''. It was founded in the year 1900. History Its journey from west to east covers 17 blocks. It was named in honor of former President Nicolás de Piérola since it was in 1898 during his government that this road was inaugurated as part of the works to modernize the layout of the city. For much of the 20th century it was an aristocratic street in the city, which is still reflected in its republican-style buildings that resemble Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires. However, during the 1980s, it deteriorated, falling prey to crime and prostitution. Route On the 10th block of the avenue is the premises of the National Jury of Elections. Opposite said premises was a building that housed the Bank of the Nation and that had to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La República
''La República'' () is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981. History Founding and early history The paper was founded in 1981 by Gustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of the Peruvian Congress. Peruvian journalist Guillermo Thorndike served as the newspaper's founding editor and had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru. Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy of Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 Peruvian general election. Fujimori administration ''La República'' was also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of President Alberto Fujimori, who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government, Peruvian Armed Forces and intelligence agencies. During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermercados Monterey
''Supermercados Monterey'', originally written ''Monterrey'', was a Peruvian supermarket chain created in 1954, in Lima. It also operated in Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Piura, Sullana and Talara until its closure in 1993 due to the economic crisis and internal conflict of the country. History The company was founded in 1954 as ''Casa Monterrey'' by Swiss businessman Bruno Tschudi and the Benavides family, current owners of '' Compañía de Minas Buenaventura'', opening its first store in the 54th block of the Jirón de la Unión. It opened up to sixteen stores in the city, in the districts of Miraflores, San Isidro, Surco and the Cercado. The spelling of its name was changed in February 1980 due to a legal battle, as it was identical to that of a retailer in Arequipa. It was sold to the Lau family in 1991, closing in the early months of 1993 due to the economic crisis of the time. See also *Supermercados Peruanos Super Food Holding, trading under the name Superme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Valdelomar
Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto (April 27, 1888 – November 3, 1919) was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist. He is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal ''Colónida'' than for his own writing, which is lyrically '' posmodernista'' rather than aggressively experimental. Like Charles Baudelaire in 19th century Paris, he claimed to have made his country aware for the first time of the relationship between poetry and the market, and to have recognized the need for the writer to turn himself into a celebrity. He has been pictured on the Peruvian sol S/ 50 banknote since its introduction in 1991. Biography Valdelomar was born in Ica and grew up in the port city of San Andrés Pisco. His childhood in this idyllic coastal setting and within an affectionate household are often the basis for his short stories and poems. After studying at the well-known College of Our Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Peruvian Writers
This is a list of Peruvian literature, Peruvian literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars. * Martín Adán (1908–1985), poet * Katya Adaui (born 1977), novelist * Daniel Alarcón (born 1977), novelist * Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), Indigenismo, indigenist novelist * Marie Arana (born 1949), Peruvian-American novelist, biographer, journalist * José María Arguedas (1911–1969), Indigenismo, indigenist novelist and poet * Federico Barreto (1862–1929), poet * Jaime Bayly (born 1965), novelist * Mario Bellatin (born 1960) * Michael Bentine (1922–1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian * Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939), novelist * Guillermo Carnero Hoke (1917–1985), writer and journalist * Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), literary anthropologist * Gamaliel Churata (1897–1957), socialist essayist and journalist * Renato Cisneros (born 1976) * Rafael Dumett (born 1963), playwright and novelist * José María Eguren (1874–1942), poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Palace (Peru)
The Government Palace ( Spanish: ''Palacio de Gobierno''), also known as the House of Pizarro, is the seat of the executive branch of the Peruvian government, and the official residence of the president of Peru. The palace is a stately government building, occupying the northern side of the Plaza Mayor in Peru's capital city, Lima. Set on the Rímac River, the palace occupies the site of a very large huaca ("revered object") that incorporated a shrine to Taulichusco, the last kuraka (indigenous governor) of Lima. The first Government Palace was built by Francisco Pizarro, governor of New Castile, in 1535. When the Viceroyalty of Peru was established in 1542, it became the viceroy's residence and seat of government as the Viceregal Palace (), also known as the ''Casas Reales''. The most recent alterations to the building were completed in the 1930s, under the direction of President Oscar R. Benavides during his second term of office. The chief architects were Claude Antoine Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council and at least some other arms of the local government. It also often functions as the office of the mayor (or other executive), if the relevant municipality has such an officer. In large cities, the local government is often administratively expansive, and the city hall may bear more resemblance to a municipal capitol building. By convention, until the middle of the 19th century, a single large open chamber (or "hall") formed an integral part of the building housing the council and such other organs of government as supported it. The hall may be used for council meetings and other significant events. This large chamber, the "town hall" (and its later variant "city hall") became synonymous with the whole building, and, synec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Mayor, Lima
The Plaza Mayor (English: ''Town square''), also known as the Plaza de Armas, is the Plaza de Armas, main public square of the Historic Centre of Lima, historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It dates back to the foundation of the city by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. Delimited by Jirón Carabaya, Carabaya, Jirón Junín, Junín, Jirón Huallaga, Huallaga, and Jirón de la Unión, Unión streets, it is surrounded by a number of major landmarks, including the Government Palace (Peru), Government Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Lima, Metropolitan Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, Lima, Archbishop's Palace, the Municipal Palace of Lima, Municipal Palace, and the Club de la Unión, Palacio de la Unión. History In 1523, King Charles I of Spain mandated the ''Procedures for the creation of cities in the New World''. These procedures indicated that after outlining a city's plan, growth should follow a grid centered on the square shape of the plaza. On the day of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish ''conquistador'', best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Born in Trujillo, Cáceres, Trujillo, Spain, to a poor family, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World. He went to the Gulf of Urabá, and accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, where they became the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. He served as mayor of the newly founded Panama City for a few years and undertook two failed expeditions to Peru. In 1529, Pizarro obtained permission from the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish crown to lead a campaign to conquer Peru and went on his third, and successful, expedition. When local people who lived along the coast resisted this invasion, Pizarro moved inland and founded the first Spanish settlement in Peru, Piura, San Miguel de Piura. After a series of manoeuvres, Pizarro c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and 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 the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
