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Ayacucho founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, is the capital city of Ayacucho ...

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In 1539 the conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered the area around present-day Ayacucho and named the city Huamanga. Many Spanish settlers ...

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Throughout Colonial times the city was known as Huamanga, becoming Ayacucho (Quechua for 'corner of the dead') in honour of a decisive battle of independence ...

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The battle of Ayacucho (from quechua “corner of the dead”) was the last great confrontation within the land campaigns of the Spanish American Wars of ...

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Huamanga, sometimes informally Ayacucho, is a province in the northern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayacucho.

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In 1539, Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Ayacucho with the name of "San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga". This area was created with strategic ...

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Some of the earliest human remains in South America, dating back 20,000 years, have been found in Ayacucho. Pre-Inca inhabitants of the region ...

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The Spanish colonial founding of Ayacucho was on April 25, 1540, at that time it was named San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga. Then On May 17, 1544, by Royal ...

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This tourist attraction is in the monumental zone of Ayacucho, in front of its Plaza Mayor. Built in the 17th century, it is one of the most beautiful religious ...

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Ayacucho was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1540 as an important communications link between Lima and Cusco. "Huamanga", Ayacucho's other name.

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