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• JHOJAR: The independence of Peru was proclaimed by Don José de San Martín.
CINTIA: What José de San Martin said when proclaiming the independence of Peru?
• ALYSON: He said, “FROM THIS MOMENT PERU IS FREE AND INDEPENDENT BY THE
GENERAL WILL OF THE PEOPLES AND BY THE JUSTICE OF ITS CAUSE
THAT GOD DEFENDS”.
• ALYSON: The largest occurred in Lima in 1746, with a magnitude of 9.0 points.
ALYSON: Who composed the national anthem of Peru and who sang it for the first time?
• JHOJAR: Don José de la Torre Ugarte and the music of Don José Bernardo Alcedo
composed the national anthem of Peru. It was sung for the first time by Rosa Merino in
1821.
ALYSON: What country did Peru face in the War of the Pacific between 1879 and 1884?
• CINTIA: In the armed conflict known as the War of the Pacific, Chile faced allies Peru
and Bolivia.
• JHOJAR: The Chavín culture was the first great unifying culture of the Andes.