The Battle of Zepita, also known as the Battle of Chua Chua, was fought between the forces of future Peruvian president Santa Cruz and the

Viceroyalty of Peru The Viceroyalty of Peru ( es, Virreinato del Perú, links=no) was a Spanish imperial provincial administrative district, created in 1542, that originally contained modern-day Peru and most of the Spanish Empire in South America, governed fro ...

. Santa Cruz's army captured 240 rifles, 52 saddles, 240 lances and 63 sabers from the Royalist army.Publicado por Jhon Miller, "Memoirs of general Miller, in the service of the republic of Peru", Volumen 2, pág. 74

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Zepita Zepita is a town in the Chucuito Province south of Lake Titicaca in the Puno Region, Peru. {{coord, 16, 30, S, 69, 06, W, region:PE_type:city, display=title Populated places in the Puno Region ...

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