11/26/1865
After heated anti-Spanish demonstrations in Lima, Peruvian President Canseco is overthrown
US/the World
04/21/1860
- 04/23/1860
Earthquake and aftershocks strike Peru in the vicinity of the capital Lima
Crime/Disasters
12/30/1865
In Santiago, Chile ratifies its alliance with Peru against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands
US/the World
12/05/1865
Peru and Chile negotiate an alliance against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands dispute
US/the World
04/28/1863
Peru prohibits the importation of workers from the Pacific islands
US/the World
10/10/1860
Peruvian naval frigate capsizes in harbor at San Lorenzo, Peru with great loss of life
Crime/Disasters
04/14/1864
Spanish naval forces seize Peru's guano-rich Chincha Islands to enforce compensation demands
US/the World
03/07/1858
The two year sporadic revolt in Peru finally ends and peace returns to Peruvian politics
Foreign