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Ayacucho (Ayacuchu in Quechua) is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country Huamanga Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Southern Quechua ( Spanish: Quechua sureño; Southern Quechua Qhichwa or Runa Simi) is an idealized indigenous Literary Huamanga Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. It has a population of 93,033 within the city and an additional 140,230 in the surrounding area. The name is derived from quechua «aya» (death) and «cuchu» (outback). Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America.

Ayacucho is famous for its large number of churches and for its religious celebrations during Holy Week. Holy Week ( Latin: Hebdomada Sancta or Maior Hebdomada, "Greater Week" in Christianity is the last week before Easter. These celebrations include horse races featuring Peruvian Caballos de Paso and the traditional running of the bulls, known locally as the jalatoro or pascuatoro. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The jalatoro is similar to the Spanish encierro, except that the bulls are led by horses of the Morochucos. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Running of the Bulls (in Spanish encierro, from the verb encerrar, to shut in to lock up is a practice that involves running in front of bulls

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History

Vestiges of human settlements more than 15,000 years old have been found in the cave site of Pikimachay, about 25 km north of Ayacucho. Pikimachay ("Flea cave" is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Valley of Peru. In the 6th and 12th centuries, the region became occupied by the Huari Culture, which became the first expansionist empire known in the Andes before the Incas. This article is about the historical civilization and city located near present-day Ayacucho The Andes form the world's longest exposed Mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America.

Market in Ayacucho

The modern colonial establishment of Ayacucho was led by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on April 25, 1540, as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (St. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador Francisco Pizarro González 1st Marqués de los Atabillos (c 1471 or 1476 &ndash 26 June 1541 was a Spanish Conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. John on the Huamanga Frontier). Due to the constant Incan rebellion led by Manco Inca against the Spanish on the zone, Pizarro was quick to populate it with a small number of Spaniards brought over from Lima and Cusco. Manco Inca Yupanqui (1516–1544 ( Manqu Inka Yupanki in Quechua) was one of the Incas of Vilcabamba. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking ||} Cusco (also spelled Cuzco, and in the local Quechua language as Qusqu 'qos On May 17, 1544, by Royal decree Ayacucho received its title of "La Muy Noble y Leal Ciudad de Huamanga". Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. On February 15, 1825, by decree of Simón Bolívar, the city's name was changed to the original "Ayacucho". Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash

The city's main University was founded on July 3, 1677 as the Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga (National University of St. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. The San Cristóbal of Huamanga National University (in Spanish Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga) is a public university located in the city of Ayacucho Christopher of Huamanga).

A retablo piece of art from Ayacucho

The city is named after the historical Battle of Ayacucho. A retablo (or lamina) is painting typically done on a wood carving The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. Upon seeing so many casualties on the battlefield, the settlers named the area Ayakuchu, aya meaning "soul" or "dead" and kuchu meaning "corner" in the Quechua language. Quechua ( Runa Simi) is a Native American language of South America. The Battle of Ayacucho was the last armed clash between Spanish armies and patriots during the Peruvian War of Independence. At the time of the Napoleonic invasion of the Iberian Peninsula and the degradation of the Royal power took place and under the attack of Buenos Aires armies in Upper Peru The battle developed in the nearby pampa of La Quinua on December 9, 1824. Laguna de Gomezjpg|thumb|left|240px|Lake Gomez near Junín in the heart of the Pampas grain belt Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The patriot victory sealed the independence of Peru and South America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a La Paz, now capital of Bolivia, was also similarly renamed La Paz de Ayacucho following this battle. Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.

The city's economy is based on agriculture and light manufactures, including textiles, pottery, leather goods, and filigree ware.

Notable people

Andrés Avelino Cáceres, President of Peru
Néstor Cabrera, Writer
Willy del Pozo, Writer
Maria Parado de Bellido, heroine in War of Independence

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Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray ( February 4, 1833 &ndash October 10, 1923) was twice President of Peru during the 19th century The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence.

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