Lima City Walls

Lima City Walls

The Lima City Walls were built by Viceroy Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull between 1684 and 1687 to protect Lima against attacks from pirates and privateers. [Lewis Hanke, "Los virreyes españoles durante la casa de Austria", vol. VII, pp. 18–29.] They included 34 bulwarks and five gates; their total cost was estimated at 400,000 Spanish dollars. [Lewis Hanke, "Los virreyes españoles durante la casa de Austria", vol. VII, p. 27.] The walls were torn down in 1872 under the presidency of José Balta as part of the expansion process of the city. [Jorge Basadre, "Historia de la República del Perú", vol. V, p. 365.]

ee also

* Defensive wall

Notes

Bibliography


* Hanke, Lewis. "Los virreyes españoles durante la casa de Austria". Madrid: Ediciones Atlas, 1980.
* Basadre, Jorge. "Historia de la República del Perú". 7th Edition. Lima: Editorial Universitaria, 1983.

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