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Royal Hospital Of Saint Andrew
The Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew (), originally known as the Hospital of Our Lady of the Conception (), was a hospital in the neighbourhood of Barrios Altos, part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The hospital is notable due to the fact that it was the first hospital in both the country and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o .... It is also linked to the National University of San Marcos and its early history of Healthcare in Peru, healthcare studies, and once housed a number of mummies of the Inca Empire's nobility, including that of Pachacuti. In 1875, given the extensive hospital needs of the capital, the Dos de Mayo National Hospital was established in a new location, which inherited the responsibilities of the old royal hospital. History It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Huallaga
Jirón Huallaga 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 at the Plaza Mayor and continues until it reaches Jirón Cangallo in Barrios Altos, about a block after it passes through the Plaza Italia. History The road that today constitutes the Huallaga jirón was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In its first block, to the north, the extension corresponding to the Plaza de Armas was arranged and in its second block, also to the north, the land corresponding to the priest's home and intended for the construction of the church. In 1538 the construction of the first church in Lima was completed. This church was rebuilt and renovated several times, taking its final form in 1797. This street is where the Almagrist supporters who murdered Francisco Pizarro came from in 1546. In the 1560s, the Viceroy Count of Nieva ordered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Of Lima
The Cabildo of Lima () was the governing body of Lima and, since 1874, its intendancy. It was created four days after the creation of the city in 1535, existing until its suppression during the independence of Peru in 1821. It was headed by the ''Alcalde Ordinario''. History Created on January 22, 1535, the foundation of the city and the constitution of the municipal government was confirmed almost a year later, by the ''Real Cédula'' of December 7, 1535. Its functions were administrative, judicial and economic. At the administrative level, it was in charge of presiding over public shows, supervising the cleanliness of the city, organizing the reception of the viceroys, taking care of the decoration of the streets and low-level police. As for judicial cases, they administered justice in the first instance and were in charge of the security police. Among the economic functions, the fixing of food prices and the control of the entry into the city of the necessary merchandise and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Comercio (Peru)
is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima. Founded in 1839, it is the oldest newspaper in Peru and one of the oldest Spanish language, Spanish-language papers in the world. It has a daily circulation of more than 120,000. It is considered a newspaper of record and one of the most influential media in Peru. History 19th century ''El Comercio'' began as a commercial, political and literary newspaper. Its first publication was on Saturday, May 4, 1839 by José Manuel Amunátegui y Muñoz (Chile, — Lima ) and Alejandro Villota (Buenos Aires, — Paris, ). It was originally a one-sheet afternoon newspaper printed on both sides in tabloid format. The price of the first edition was one Spanish real, silver real. Its motto was "Order, freedom, knowledge." In total there were ten people who prepared the first issue. Printing was made on a handlebar "Scott" flatbed press, powered by a mule-driven winch. Its first headquarters was the Casa de la Pila, located at Calle del Arzobispo No. 147 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peruvian Sol (1863–1985)
The sol, later ( English: gold sol), was the currency of Peru between 1863 and 1985. It had the ISO 4217 currency code PES. It was subdivided into 10 ''dineros'' or 100 ''centavos''. It also had two different superunits over its circulation life, the inca (1881–1882) and later the gold pound (1898–1931, abbreviated ''Lp.''), both worth 10 soles. History The sol was introduced in 1863 when Peru completed its decimalization, replacing the '' real'' at a rate of 1 sol = 10 reales. The sol also replaced the Bolivian peso at par, which had circulated in southern Peru.The sol and the boliviano were both pegged at 5 French francs). Between 1858 and 1863, coins had been issued denominated in reales, centavos and escudos. The sol was initially pegged to the French franc at a rate of 1 sol = 5 francs (S/. 5.25 to and S/. 1.08 to US$1). In 1880 and 1881, silver coins denominated in '' pesetas'', were issued, worth 20 centavos to the peseta. In 1881, the ''inca'', worth t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Of Lima
The Charity of Lima (), officially the Society of Charity of Metropolitan Lima (), is a charitable organisation that serves the city of Lima, in Peru. It is headquartered at the Casa de Divorciadas, an 18th-century building in the historic centre of Lima. History It was founded on June 12, 1834, through a Supreme Decree of General Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada, provisional president of Peru. Through the General, it was in charge of the charitable establishments of Lima. This institution was responsible for the first lotteries in the country, the Lima and Callao Lottery. In 2009, it became a public organisation directly attached to the Ministry of Women and Social Development, after ceasing to be a subsidiary of the National Comprehensive Program for Family Welfare (INABIF) of the same ministry; and later in 2011 it became administered by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, after the approval of the Annual Plan for Transfers of Sectoral Competencies to Regional and Local G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Spain (1808–1874)
Spain in the 19th century was a country in turmoil. Occupied by Napoleon from 1808 to 1814, a massively destructive "liberation war" ensued. Following the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Spain was divided between the constitution's liberal principles and the absolutism personified by the rule of Ferdinand VII, who repealed the 1812 Constitution for the first time in 1814, only to be forced to swear over the constitution again in 1820 after a liberal ''pronunciamiento'', giving way to the brief Trienio Liberal (1820–1823). This brief period came to an abrupt end with Ferdinand again abolishing the 1812 constitution and the start of the Ominous Decade of absolutist rule for the last ten years of his reign. Economic transformations throughout the century included the privatisation of communal municipal lands—not interrupted but actually intensified and legitimised during the Fernandine absolutist restorations —as well as the confiscation of Church properties. The early centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Callao
The Battle of Callao (, as it is known in South America) occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish Empire, Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the fortified battery emplacements of the Peruvian port city of Callao during the Chincha Islands War. The Spanish fleet bombarded the port of Callao (or El Callao), and eventually withdrew without any notable damage to the city structures, according to the Peruvian and American sources; or after having silenced almost all the guns of the coastal defenses, according to the Spanish accounts and French observers. This proved to be the final battle of the war between Spanish and Peruvian forces. Background President Juan Antonio Pezet assumed the presidency of Peru in April 1863, at a time when Spain was making efforts to recover some prestige by recovering its lost colonies in America. Spain began its campaign by seizing the Chincha Islands, which were rich in guano, and demanding indemnity as recompense fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Diez Canseco
Pedro Diez Canseco Corbacho (January 31, 1815 in Arequipa, Viceroyalty of Peru – April 3, 1893 in Chorrillos, Peru) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as President of Peru The president of Peru (), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (), is the head of state and head of government of Peru. The president is the head of the executive branch and is the supreme head of the Peruvian Armed ... in 1863 and again in 1868; he also served as Interim President of Peru in 1865. He served as the second vice president from October 1862 to 1863. He was the brother of Francisco Diez Canseco, and a great-grandfather of Fernando Belaunde Terry. References See also * List of presidents of Peru 1815 births 1893 deaths People from Arequipa Presidents of Peru Vice presidents of Peru People of the Chincha Islands War Diez Canseco family {{Peru-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daughters Of Charity Of Saint Vincent De Paul
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (; abbreviated DC), commonly called the Daughters of Charity or Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, is a society of apostolic life for women within the Catholic Church. Its members make annual vows throughout their life, which leaves them always free to leave, without the need of ecclesiastical permission. They were founded in 1633 by Vincent de Paul and state that they are devoted to serving the poor through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. They have been popularly known in France as "the Grey Sisters" from the color of their traditional religious habit, which was originally grey, then bluish grey. The 1996 publication ''The Vincentian Family Tree'' presents an overview of related communities from a genealogical perspective. Members use the initials DC after their names. The Society's current Superior General, appointed on 20 April 2020, is Françoise Petit. Foundation The institute was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faculty Of Medicine San Fernando
The National University of San Marcos (, UNMSM) is a public university, public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established (Privilege (legal ethics), privilege by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Latin America and the Caribbean, oldest continuously operating university. The university started in the general studies that were offered in the convent of the Rosario of the order of Santo Domingo—the current Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo, Lima, Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo—in around 1548. Its official foundation was conceived by Fray Thomas de San Martín on May 12, 1551; with the decree of Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1571, it acquired the degree of pontifical granted by Pope Pius V, with which it ended up being named the "Royal and Pontifical University of the City of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre (American English, U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ('), meaning "place for viewing". Ancient Greek Theater (structure), theatres were typically built on hillsides and semi-circular in design. The first amphitheatre may have been built at Pompeii around 70 BC. Ancient Roman amphitheatres were oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium. In contrast, both ancient Greek and ancient Roman theatre (structure), Roman theatres were built in a semicircle, with tiered seating rising on one side of the performance area. Modern English parlance uses "amphitheatre" for any structure with sloping seating, including theater (structure), theatre-style stages with spectator seating on only one side, Theatre in the round, theatres in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
