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Arequipa (Spanish pronunciation:; Aymara and Quechua: Ariqipa), also known by its nicknames of Ciudad Blanca (Spanish for "White City") and León del Sur (Spanish for "Lion of the South"), [2] is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous province and department.
"The historical center of Arequipa is an example of ornamented architecture, represents a masterpiece of the creative coalition of European and native characteristics. A colonial town challenged by the conditions of nature, the indigenous influences, the conquest process and evangelism as well as for a spectacular natural scenario ."
Arequipa was subject to the General Government, its governor was appointed by the president of the State, and this in turn was appointed by the supreme protector on duty. [2] The governor was obliged to elect representatives of his department to participate in the assemblies of Sicuani, which were ordered by the president of the South Peruvian ...
Arequipa (Quechua: Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. [1] It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno , Cuzco , Madre de Dios , Ucayali , and Loreto , its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated department.
Exterior wall of the Monastery of Santa Catalina. The citadel was located in the south of Peru in the city of Arequipa, founded on September 10, 1579 and located in an area that stands out for its natural beauty, welcoming climate and that has a great material with which the architecture of this city is built and continues to be built, the tuff.
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa , is Peru's second most populous province. [ clarification needed ] It borders the provinces of Islay , Camaná , Caylloma , and the Cusco and Puno regions.
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent, as well as European descendants of Spanish settlers. Spanish, is the language which the majority of the population (79.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.52% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 1.51% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
The Governors (intendants) who ruled the intendancy of Arequipa were: [6] José Menéndez Escalada, director general de Aduana (1784–1786) Antonio Alvarez y Jimenez, Brigadier (1786–1796) Bartolomé María Salamanca, Frigate captain of the Order of Alcántara (1796–1810) José Gabriel Moscoso, Lieutenant colonel (1810–1815)