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Jauja Perú

Jauja

The first capital of Peru
As in all of Peru, the arrival of the Spanish marked an important milestone for this Andean city. The establishment of the viceroyalty brought with it the presence of none other than the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro; who on October 4, 1533 declared the existence of ‘The very noble city of Jauja’.

Pizarro’s relationship with Jauja was quite special, since it was there that his daughter, Princess Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui, was born, which is why the foreigner returned to Jauja on up to six occasions. He also founded the city of Santa Fe de Hatun Xauxa as the first capital of the Governorate of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Castilla on April 25, 1534, a date that is commemorated today.

In this way, Jauja became the first capital of Peru, although a year later this title was granted to Lima for reasons such as its proximity to the sea, which made it perfect on a geopolitical level and led it to become a cosmopolitan space and control for the viceroyalty.

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