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Museum Of Congress And The Inquisition
The Museum of Congress and the Inquisition (), also known as the Monumental Museum of the Inquisition and Congress (), is a museum located at the former headquarters of the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. Located at the fifth block of Jirón Junín, next to the Plaza Bolívar, it is dedicated to the histories of both the Tribunal and the Congress of Peru. History The building served as the headquarters of the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition during the Viceroyalty of Peru. During this period, the tribunal proved popular with the city, as opposition to torture did not become prevalent until after the 17th century. From its establishment in 1569 until its abolition by the ''Trienio Liberal'' in 1820, a year before the independence of Peru was proclaimed by José de San Martín in Lima, it processed a total of 1,474 people, with 32 of them executed. After independence, it h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru () is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be removed by Congress without cause, effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch. Following a ruling in February 2023 by the Constitutional Court of Peru, the body tasked with interpreting the Constitution of Peru and whose members are directly chosen by Congress, judicial oversight of the legislative body was also removed by the court, essentially giving Congress absolute control of Peru's government. Since the 2021 Peruvian general election, right wing parties held a majority in the legislature. * * * * The largest represented leftist party in Congress, Free Peru, has subsequently aligned itself with conservative and Fujimorists parties within Congress due to their institutional power. Congress's composition is established by Chapter ... [...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] |
Historic Centre Of Lima
The Historic Centre of Lima () is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's districts of Lima and Rímac, both in the Rímac Valley, it consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World Heritage Site established by UNESCO in 1988, whose buildings are marked with the organisation's black-and-white shield. Founded on January 18, 1535, by Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the city served as the political, administrative, religious and economic capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as well as the most important city of Spanish South America. The evangelisation process at the end of the 16th century allowed the arrival of several religious orders and the construction of churches and convents. The University of San Marcos, the so-called "Dean University of the Americas", was founded on May 12, 1551, and began its func ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobae
Infobae is an international Argentine online newspaper. It was launched in 2002 by businessman Daniel Hadad, with the original headquarters in Buenos Aires. The company expanded globally with local editions in New York City, Mexico City, Miami, Bogotá, São Paulo, Lima, and Madrid, all led by Marcos Stupenengo. The expansion increased Infobae's international audience, becoming one of the most read Spanish-language online newspapers worldwide. Censorship in Venezuela On 10 October 2014, Conatel, the Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications, blocked access to Infobae in Venezuela after Infobae published photos of the corpse of the recently murdered United Socialist Party of Venezuela The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV, ) is a Socialism, socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2007. It was formed from a merger of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivar ... (PSUV) member Robert Serra. Co ... [...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] |
Gestión
El Comercio Group (GEC) is a Peruvian media conglomerate that owns multiple Newspapers in Peru, newspapers, Television in Peru, television stations and other entities. The largest media conglomerate in Peru and one of the largest in South America, El Comercio Group is owned by the Miró Quesada family. History The newspaper ''El Comercio (Peru), El Comercio'' was founded by Manuel Amunátegui and Alejandro Villota on 4 May 1839. Originally founded as Infobanco-Teleinformative Services in 1991, would later change to Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A on 1 July 1996. Canal N was launched as a news channel on 4 July 1999 as a subscription television channel. Plural TV Group was launched on 5 March 2003 in a partnership between El Comercio Group and La República Group, with El Comercio owning seventy percent of Plural TV while La República owned the remaining thirty percent. Canal N, América Televisión, Radio América and Disney Radio Peru were then managed by Plural TV Group. E ... [...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] |
Cultural Heritage Of Peru
The cultural heritage of Peru, officially the Cultural heritage of the Nation, is the name given to the set of goods, both tangible and intangible, accumulated over time. These goods can be paleontological, archaeological, architectural, historical, artistic, military, social, anthropological or intellectual. In Peru, the competence for the protection of cultural heritage is in the hands of the Ministry of Culture (Peru), Ministry of Culture. In August 2000, the National Institute of Culture published a list of temples, convents and cemeteries declared cultural heritage. Classification In Peru, cultural heritage is regulated by Law No. 28296 (''General Law of Cultural Heritage of the Nation''), which establishes the national policy for the defense, protection, promotion, ownership and legal regime and the destination of the goods that constitute the Cultural Heritage of the Nation. Categories *Immovable material heritage: Those cultural assets that cannot be moved, including arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Of Congress Of Peru
The Library of Congress (), officially the "César Vallejo" Library of Congress of the Republic (), is a research library named after Peruvian writer César Vallejo located at the basement of Fernando Belaúnde Terry Building, itself located at 330 Jirón Huallaga, in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. It serves the Congress of Peru, as well as the general public of the country. The library is part of the ''Network of Parliamentary Libraries of Latin America and the Caribbean'' (). History The library's predecessor was the Public Library of the Chamber of Deputies (), founded on July 26, 1943, in the aftermath of the fire that consumed the National Library of Peru. Promoted by , it was reorganised in 1945. It ceased to exist in 1996. Its directors were: *César Fernandini (1943-1952) *Humberto del Pino (1952-1955) *Luis Rodríguez Vildozola (1956-1962) * (1963-1975) *Oliverio Portal Lovera (1976-1989) *Manuel Pinzas Loyola (1990-1991) *Carmen Luz Díaz Flores (1992) *Carmen Isaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Peruvian Coup Attempt
The 1909 Peruvian coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état carried out on by relatives of former president Nicolás de Piérola and supporters of the Democratic Party (Peru), Democratic Party, known as "Pierolistas" for their support of the former president. The brief episode was motivated by political tensions between the party and Congress of Peru, Congress and dissatisfaction with the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1907. Coup On May 29, 1909, a group of reportedly 36 people (out of 200 conspirators) affiliated with the Democratic Party (Peru), Democratic Party met at the La Colmena Building in the Plazoleta de la Merced. Of these, 25 people, headed by , and —the brother and two sons of Nicolás de Piérola, former president of Peru—left towards the Jirón de la Unión, Calle Palacio soon after 2 p.m., guided by the clock of the Lima Cathedral, Cathedral, arriving at a door of Government Palace, Peru, Government Palace. The sentinel at the gate, Alejandro C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
