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Teófilo Castillo
Teófilo Castillo Guas or Guash (2 October 1857, Carhuaz – 7 December 1922, Tucumán) was a Peruvian Impressionist painter, art critic and photographer. Early life and education Teófilo Castillo Guas, or Guash, was born on 2 October 1857, in Carhuaz in the Ancash Region, Peru. He studied at the Seminario de Lima, then continued his studies in Spain and France.Brief biography @ the Centro de Estudiantes Teófilo Castillo. Upon returning to Peru, he held an exhibition of his works that were inspired by the '' Peruvian Traditions'' of Ricardo Palma. Career In 1888, he moved to |
Seminario De Lima
The Seminary of Saint Turibius (), also known as the Seminary of Lima or (), is a priestly seminary in charge of training seminarians to be future priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima. It is based in Lima, Peru, and is the second oldest seminary in the Americas after that of Bogotá, having been founded on December 7, 1591, by then Archbishop Turibius of Mongrovejo. It includes several structures, including several chapels (those of the Seminar, San José, Saint John Maria Vianney, and the central chapel), as well as several libraries including one for history, philosophy and theology. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Lima. Its rector is Presbyter Luis Sarmiento. History The seminary was founded on December 7, 1591, by Archbishop Toribio de Mogrovejo seeking to instruct future priests of Lima. In accordance with the canons of the time, it was given the name of the Saint whose name the founder of the school was named: Turibius of Astorga. The stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Of Tucumán
The Congress of Tucumán was the representative assembly, initially meeting in San Miguel de Tucumán, that declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America (modern-day Argentina, Uruguay, part of Bolivia) on July 9, 1816, from the Spanish Empire. Overview Following the May Revolution of 1810, the Viceroy had been replaced by the Primera Junta. The provinces had been moving towards full independence but royalist forces from the Viceroyalty of Peru have had the upper hand in the Upper Peru and were threatening the revolution. On April 15, 1815, a revolution ended the mandate of Carlos María de Alvear and called a General Congress. Delegate deputies, each representing 15,000 inhabitants, were sent from all the provinces to the sessions that started on March 24, 1816. Nevertheless, some territories that formerly belonged to the Viceroyalty of the River Plate did not take part in the Congress: the delegates from the '' Banda Oriental'' ('Eastern Bank' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century Peruvian Male Artists
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). It was the 9th century of the 2nd millennium. It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was Abolitionism, abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time during the 19th century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, France, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Catholic Church, in response to the growing influence and power of modernism, secularism and materialism, formed the First Vatican Council in the late 19th century to deal with such problems an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
