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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. Jirón Junín - Wikipedia

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    Under Francisco Pizarro, it was drawn as the camino del Cercado when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. [1] In its first block, to the south, the extension corresponding to the Plaza de Armas was arranged and, to the north, the land corresponding to the home of Pizarro himself and which was later the residence of the viceroys and ...

  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. 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. The sculpture was unveiled ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Jirón Huallaga - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. This is what Rodolfo Pizarro had to say about his return to ...

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    Miami’s highest-paid player at $3.35 million per year, Pizarro came back with a positive attitude and burning desire to reach the objectives he had when he arrived in early 2020 amid much ...