What happened on a day like today? December 17th brings together crucial events in Peruvian and regional history. In 1822, the Constituent Congress defined the country as the Peruvian Republic and laid the foundation for its first constitution, which affirmed sovereignty and separation of powers.
He died in 1830 Simon Bolivarcentral figure of South American independence. Lima was inaugurated in 1953 the first drive-in cinema in South AmericaSymbol of urban modernity.
He was born in 1968 Gomelsky almonda reference for children’s television and entertainment. In 1994 the Nasca and Palpa lines They have been declared a world heritage site. In 1996 it happened the seizure of the Japanese ambassador’s residenceKey crisis.
On December 17, 1822 the Constituent Congress promulgated the foundations of the political constitution, a key document of independent Peru. The text established that the provinces formed a single nation called the Peruvian Republic.
He declared national sovereignty, free from the Spanish monarchy and any foreign rule. He defined the Catholic religion as the only permitted religion and divided the power of the state into three branches: Legislative, executive and judicial branches.
The bases, consisting of twenty-four articleswere prepared by a commission of prominent deputies and marked the beginning of the republican constitutional order that determined the political life of the new Peruvian state.
Simon Bolivar, important leader of the independence of several South American nations, died on December 17, 1830 in Santa Marta (Colombia). 47 years old. After a long political and military struggle, he resigned the presidency of Greater Colombia and went into exile, but his health deteriorated as he attempted to travel to Europe.
I was at the hacienda Saint Peter Alexandriasuffered from a lung disease that developed into a severe form of consumption and died at noon that same day.
His death was followed by a wake and burial in Santa Marta, and his remains were later returned to Venezuela, where they rest National Pantheonwhile his figure was consolidated as a symbol of Latin American emancipation.
The building was inaugurated in Lima on December 17, 1953 Drive-thruthe first drive-in cinema in Peru and South America, located in San Isidro, on the site of the old Córpac Airport.
Inspired by the American model, offered evening outdoor performances, Designed for families traveling by car. The space became a social and cultural novelty, showing mainly comedies and establishing itself as a meeting place in Lima.
For 22 years it was the only drive-in theater in the country. The decline in audience and the high value of the land led to its closure in 1975, leaving a nostalgic memory in the collective memory.
Paola Almendra Gomelsky Duarte He was born on December 17, 1968 in Quilmes, Argentina and lived in Lima during his childhood. She is a television presenter, model, communicator and designer nationalized in Peru.
She gained great fame as one of the first presenters of the popular children’s show Cloud light in the 1990s. After this success, he managed his own space and took part in several television productions as well as soap operas and entertainment programs.
In addition to his on-screen career, he recorded albums, starred in musicals, published a children’s book and directed his own projects. She has two children with her husband, the Peruvian Tito-Aweand continues to be associated with entertainment and television hosting.
December 17th commemorates the declaration of Lines and geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa as UNESCO World Heritage SiteRecognition in 1994 for its exceptional cultural and archaeological value.
These old figures, drawn more than two thousand years ago in the Ica DesertThese include depictions of animals, people and geometric shapes that can only be fully perceived from the air.
Recognize your registrations the technical complexity and symbolism of the pre-Hispanic civilizations that created them, as well as their importance in the history of humanity and their preservation as ancestral heritage.
On December 17, 1996, members of the MRTA They broke into the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima during an official reception. Dozens of guests were taken hostage, including diplomats, authorities and soldiers.
The aim of the action was to put pressure on the state to release prisoners from the armed group. The crisis dragged on more than four monthswith gradual releases and tense negotiations.
The episode ended in April 1997. with a military operation that ended captivity, claimed lives and marked a crucial point in Peru’s anti-subversive struggle, redefining security and domestic politics.
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