Casa miguel grau biography
- Built in the last years of the 17th century the house was occupied by Don Gaspar Osma y Tricio, later by the Peruvian writer José de la Riva Agüero y Osma.
- This restored colonial home is the birthplace of Admiral Miguel Grau, born on July 27, 1834.
- Miguel Grau was born in Peru in 1834 and began working in the merchant marine at age 9.
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Right in the middle of the historic center you find another beautiful preserved Colonial mansion: The Casa Miguel Grau. Built in the last years of the 17th century the house was occupied by Don Gaspar Osma y Tricio, later by the Peruvian writer José de la Riva Agüero y Osma. In 1867 the famous Peruvian Navy Admiral Miguel Grau lived here until his death during the Pacific War in 1879. Today the old mansion house the Miguel Grau Museum.
- Casa Miguel Grau - Living Room
Today the old Colonial mansion where Miguel Grau lived houses a museum dedicated to him. It is beautifully decorated with authentic furniture and personal belongings of the "Gentleman of the Seas". Here the living room.
- Casa Miguel Grau - Dining Room
Since 1984 the Museum Casa Miguel Grau resides in the mansion of the 17th century where Miguel Grau spend his last 10 years before his death in 1897. The museum displays a collection of photos, clothing, furniture and personal belongings of Miguel Grau and many old documents from the Peruvian Navy. Here the dining room.
Wooden stairs le
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History of Peru
The history of Peru spans 15 millennia,[1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world. When the Spanish arrived in the sixteenth century, Peru was the homeland of the highland Inca Empire, the largest and most advanced state in pre-Columbian America. After the conquest of the Incas, the Spanish Empire established a Viceroyalty with jurisdiction over most of its South American domains. 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]
Pre-Hispanic era
Pre-Columbian cultures
See also: Pre-Columbian Peru and Cultural periods of Peru
Hunting tools dating back to more than 11,000 years ago have been found inside the caves of Pachacamac, Telar
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Peru
Country in South America
This article is about the country in South America. For other uses, see Peru (disambiguation).
Peru,[e] officially the Republic of Peru,[f] is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.[10] Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.
Peruvian territory was home to several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one of the longest histories of civilization of any country, t
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