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History of the

Independence Street

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The constitutional Province of Callao was born in urban terms at the end of the 18th century, after the great earthquake and tsunami of 1746, with the viceregal government subsequently building the largest urban landmark of the port: the Real Felipe Fortress, a military construction on which the port city. Independencia Street has a layout of colonial origin, as evidenced by Ignacio de Roo's plan from the late 18th century, and has been characterized since then by its irregular and winding layout starting on Adolfo King Avenue until reaching Plaza Matriz del Callao.

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In its three short streets, there are republican buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century of great architectural and artistic interest, as can be seen from the buildings that preserve closed box balconies with neoclassical characteristics on their facades, representative of the building. domestic of Callao. This street, like Jirón Constitución, has been the scene of important historical events for local and national history, among others such as the Independence of Peru and the Combat of Dos de Mayo in 1865. 

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In its three short streets, there are republican buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century of great architectural and artistic interest, as can be seen from the buildings that preserve closed box balconies with neoclassical characteristics on their facades, representative of the building. domestic of Callao. This street, like Jirón Constitución, has been the scene of important historical events for local and national history, among others such as the Independence of Peru and the Combat of Dos de Mayo in 1865.

 

ELVIRA MILAGROS VALENZUELA SALDAÑA

Historian of the Directorate of Real Estate Historical Heritage

Ministry of Culture of Peru

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