Palacio de la Magdalena (Peru)
{{Short description|Cultural heritage site in Lima, Peru}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Magdalena Palace
| native_name = Palacio de la Magdalena
| native_name_lang = Spanish
| alternate_names = Quinta de los Libertadores
| image = Colonial House, Lima Peru (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = The building in 2013
| location = La Magdalena, Peru
| architectural_style = Spanish colonial
| owner = Government of Peru
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The Palacio de la Magdalena (Spanish for Magdalena Palace) is a viceregal house located in the district of Pueblo Libre in Lima. It is located near the {{ill|Plaza de los Libertadores|es|Plaza de los Libertadores}}, and is also known as the Quinta de los Libertadores. The building was declared a national monument in 1972.{{Cite book |title=Relación de Monumentos Históricos del Perú |publisher=National Institute of Culture |year=1999 |location=Lima |pages=75 |language=es |url=https://www.cultura.gob.pe/sites/default/files/pagbasica/tablaarchivos/07/relaciondemonumentoshistoricos.pdf}}
History
The building was the residence of the penultimate viceroy of Peru, Joaquín de la Pezuela, and is popularly known as Quinta de los Libertadores for having served as lodging for the Liberators José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar,Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 34{{Cite web |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/cronicas/los-libertadores-bolivar-y-san-martin-vuelven-a-habitar-en-su-casa-de-lima/50000490-2789515 |title=Los libertadores Bolívar y San Martín vuelven a "habitar" en su casa de Lima |date=2015-12-14 |website=EFE}} who had the palace as their headquarters during the Peruvian independence campaign.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 64
During the War of the Pacific it was the seat of the government of President Francisco García Calderón, the only national administration recognized by the Chilean Army during the occupation of Lima until late 1881.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 72
Description
The building is, next to the {{ill|Casa Hacienda de Orbea|es|Casa Hacienda de Orbea}}, one of the most highlighted examples of colonial civil architecture in the district of Lima.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 39 Part of the adjacent land and some rooms of the residence were renovated to house the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru.{{Cite book |title=El Palacio de la Magdalena. Recordando al artífice de esa gran obra, el arquitecto luso-peruano Raúl María Pereira |last=Coloma Porcari |first=César |publisher=El Comercio |year=1988 |language=es |url=http://repositorio.cultura.gob.pe/handle/CULTURA/756}}
See also
- Government Palace, the current seat of the government of Peru.
- Huaura Museum, where San Martín stayed and first proclaimed the independence of Peru before reaching Lima.
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book|ref=Puente Candamo, 2008|first=José Agustín|last=de la Puente Candamo|year=2008|title=Pueblo Libre: historia, cultura y tradición|publisher=Universidad Alas Peruanas|isbn=978-9972-210-70-9}}
{{Landmarks in Lima}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Lima
Category:Presidential residences
Category:Official residences in Peru
Category:Spanish Colonial architecture in Peru