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  2. Government Palace, Peru - Wikipedia

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    Francisco Pizarro, appointed Governor of New Castile in 1529, founded the city of Lima as his capital in 1535 and built his palace on its Plaza Mayor in 1536. The original house was a two-story adobe structure, built on the Castilian model with two large courtyards for troops and stables.

  3. Statue of Spanish conquistador reinstalled in central Lima - AOL

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    A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, more than 20 years after it had been removed.

  4. Historic Centre of Lima - Wikipedia

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    1750 map of Lima and its walls.. The city of Lima, the capital of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, and given the name City of the Kings. [7] [8] Nevertheless, with time its original name persisted, which may come from one of two sources: Either the Aymara language lima-limaq (meaning "yellow flower"), or the Spanish pronunciation of the Quechuan word rimaq (meaning ...

  5. Archbishop's Palace, Lima - Wikipedia

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    Located on land that Francisco Pizarro allocated to be the residence of the head priest of Lima after the foundation of the city in 1535, the current building was opened on December 8, 1924, and is considered a prime example of neo-colonial architectural that developed in Lima during the early twentieth century.

  6. Palacio Municipal de Lima - Wikipedia

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    According to the first book of the Cabildo de Lima, the city had two mayors on the fourth day of its foundation: Nicolás de Ribera and Juan Tello de Guzmán. At first the council worked at the House of Pizarro and then moved to the residence of the Judges Andrés de Cianca and Pedro Maldonado, then the local municipality, before settling in the last weeks of October 1535 on land owned by the ...

  7. Lima Fire Department responds to vacant house fire - AOL

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    Aug. 30—LIMA — A fire at a vacant home around 6 a.m. Thursday morning at 1122 St. Johns Ave. caused an estimated $10,000 damage. The Lima Fire Department believes the fire started on the ...

  8. Plaza Perú (Lima) - Wikipedia

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    The square is located in a corner of the Plaza Mayor, on the side between the Government Palace and the Municipal Palace, where the Casa Alcántara was formerly located, which was demolished in 1952, during the administration of then Mayor of Lima, Eduardo Dibós, to inaugurate, on July 26 of that year, Francisco Pizarro Square. [3]

  9. Francisco Pizarro - Wikipedia

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    Tomb of Francisco Pizarro in the Lima Cathedral. In Lima, on 26 June 1541 "a group of 20 heavily armed supporters of Diego de Almagro II "el mozo" stormed Pizarro's palace, assassinating him and then forcing the terrified city council to appoint young Almagro as the new governor of Peru". [16] "Most of Pizarro's guests fled, but a few fought ...