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Callao Harbor (1744) Historic map (1888) El Callao was founded by Spanish colonists in 1537, just two years after Lima (1535). The origin of its name is unknown; both Amerindian (particularly Yunga, or Coastal Peruvian) and Spanish sources are credited, but it is certain that it was known by that name since 1550.
The Historic Centre of Callao (Spanish: Centro histórico del Callao) is the historic city centre of the Peruvian city of Callao, located west of the country's capital, Lima. The site was included within the larger area declared a Monumental Zone by the Peruvian government in 1972, which was expanded in 1990 to include part of Chucuito ...
Callao is one of the seven districts of the Constitutional Province of Callao in the Callao Region, Peru. The Chillón River marks the district's northern border with Ventanilla . On the east, the Callao district is bordered by the Carmen de la Legua-Reynoso as well as the Lima Province 's districts of San Martín de Porres and Lima .
name = Callao Name used in the default map caption; image = Callao location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = -11.816 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = -12.09 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -77.2223 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -77.0664
A 19th century map of Peru showing the location of Fortaleza Real Felipe and the batteries which fired on USS Macedonian. Inspired by the French revolution in 1789, and the Peruvian revolution, the people of Chile joined forces with the rebel Peruvians and revolted against Spanish authority in 1820.
English: Locator map of the Constitutional Province of Callao in Peru. Español: Mapa de ubicación de la Provincia Constitucional del Callao en el Perú. Date
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The second siege of Callao was the longest lasting siege that occurred on the Pacific coast during the Spanish American wars of independence.The siege was carried out by the combined Gran Colombian and Peruvian independence forces against the royalist soldiers defending the Real Felipe Fortress in the port of Callao, who refused to surrender, and refused to accept the capitulation of the ...