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Ayacucho
(redirected from San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga)

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Ayacucho (Spanish) [ajaˈkutʃo]
n
(Placename) a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop.: 118 960 (1998 est.)
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The Spaniards founded the modern city in 1539 and called it San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga, but Simon Bolivar changed the name in 1824 to Ayacucho, or "City of Blood," during the war for Peruvian Independence.
The Central Highlands by Gill, Nicholas / Peru Adventure Guide
 
 
 
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