(Encyclopedia) Abascal, José Fernando deAbascal, José Fernando dehōsāˈ fĕrnänˈdō dā äbäskälˈ [key], 1743–1827, Spanish viceroy of Peru (1806–16). During the South American revolt against the colonial…
GRISWOLD, Glenn Hasenfratz, a Representative from Indiana; born in New Haven, Franklin County, Mo., January 20, 1890; attended the public schools; moved to Peru, Miami County, Ind., in 1911;…
(Encyclopedia) Marañón, river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in Lake Lauricaucha in the Cordillera Occidental, W central Peru. It flows generally NW, then E across the Andes to join the Ucayali…
(Encyclopedia) Mariátegui, José CarlosMariátegui, José Carloshōsāˈ kärˈlōs märēäˈtāgē [key], 1895–1930, Peruvian writer and political leader. Of a poor family, he was a tubercular from childhood but…
(Encyclopedia) ChimuChimuchēm&oomacr;ˈ [key], ancient civilization on the desert coast of N Peru. It is believed to have begun c.1200. The Moche, an earlier civilization, was previously known as…
(Pachacutec)Inca emperorBorn: 1438Birthplace: Peru Under Pachacuti, whose name means “reformer of the world,” the Incas expanded their territory from southern Peru to Quito, Ecuador. Many believe…
(Encyclopedia) Grace, William Russell, 1832–1904, American financier, b. Queenstown, Ireland. He was in business in England and Peru before establishing (1865) W. R. Grace & Company in New York…
(Encyclopedia) San Marcos, University of, at Lima, Peru; the first university in South America; founded 1551 by the Spanish king Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V) and recognized by papal bull…
(Encyclopedia) Arica Arica ärēˈkä [key], city, N Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, just south of the Peruvian border and at the northern limit of the Atacama Desert. Peru ceded…
(Encyclopedia) PunoPunop&oomacr;ˈnō [key], city (1993 pop. 97,796), alt. 12,648 ft (3,855 m), capital of Puno dept., SE Peru, on an embayment of Lake Titicaca. It is a commercial, tourist, and…
