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War of Independence: 1809–1826: Foundational Period: 1821–1842: Protectorate of Peru: ... This is a list of years in Peru. See also the timeline of Peruvian ...
The Centennial of the Independence of Peru took place on July 28, 1921, as well as in December 9, 1924. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] To commemorate the hundred years of the country 's independence from Spain , large and lavish parties supervised by President Augusto B. Leguía were held.
Peruvian War of Independence: San Martín declared the independence of Peru. 1824: 9 December: Battle of Ayacucho: The Spanish army was defeated, marking the end of Spanish rule in South America. 1837: 9 May: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. 1839: 25 August: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officially dissolved. 1866: 2 May
1 January – New Year's Day; 17 April – Maundy Thursday; 18 April – Good Friday; 1 May – Labour Day; 7 June – Flag Day; 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul; 28–29 July – Independence Day; 30 August – Santa Rosa de Lima; 8 October – Battle of Angamos; 1 November – All Saints' Day; 8 December – Immaculate Conception
Peru declared independence from Spain in 1821, but achieved independence only after the Battle of Ayacucho three years later. Modern historiography of Peru divides its history into three main periods: [2] A pre-Hispanic period, which lasts from the first civilizations of the region to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Consistent with the independence of Peru, in April 1825, the Sucre campaign in Upper Peru ended and, in November of that same year, the Spanish castle of San Juan de Ulúa in Veracruz surrendered to Mexico. Finally, in January 1826, the Spanish strongholds of Callao and Chiloé fell. Spain renounced all its American continental domains in 1836.
28 July in each year commemorates the day that Peru gained its independence. General José de San Martín, known as Peru's liberator, proclaimed Peru's independence on this date. At dawn on 28 July a 21 cannon salute begins flag-raising ceremonies as Peru remembers the anniversary of its independence. [1]
The Philippine Centennial primarily commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898. It also commemorates other events in the Philippine Revolution and the earlier part of the Philippine-American war including the execution of José Rizal (1896), the Cry of Pugad Lawin, the death of Andres Bonifacio, the exile of Emilio Aguinaldo in 1897 (See ...