Peru

Place Unit Type
Nation
Containing Unit
South America
Date Type
After heated anti-Spanish demonstrations in Lima, Peruvian President Canseco is overthrown US/the World
- Earthquake and aftershocks strike Peru in the vicinity of the capital Lima Crime/Disasters
In Santiago, Chile ratifies its alliance with Peru against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands US/the World
Peru and Chile negotiate an alliance against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands dispute US/the World
Peru prohibits the importation of workers from the Pacific islands US/the World
Peruvian naval frigate capsizes in harbor at San Lorenzo, Peru with great loss of life Crime/Disasters
Spanish naval forces seize Peru's guano-rich Chincha Islands to enforce compensation demands US/the World
The two year sporadic revolt in Peru finally ends and peace returns to Peruvian politics Foreign
Burial Place of
Name Type
El Callao, Peru City or Town
Lima, Peru City or Town
Date Title
New York Times, “Gen. Walker’s Letter,” September 23, 1857
William Seward to Judson Kilpatrick, Washington, DC, June 2, 1866
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