Plaza Francia, Lima
The Plaza Francia, also known by its former name, Plazoleta de la Recoleta, is a
History
The square, originally named after the monastery of the
After independence, the Convent of the Venturous Mary Magdalene (Spanish: Convento de la Venturosa María Magdalena) became administered by the Charity of Lima. In 1848, nuns from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary arrived to Peru and established themselves on the convent.[1] In 1881, the church burnt down, and, after the War of the Pacific, it was rebuilt under a different name, with two schools that would be run by the congregation also being built. The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru was later inaugurated there.[1]
A hospice also operated on the plaza, founded by Bartolomé Manrique. He was stabbed to death in 1866, in the Ánimas de San Agustín street.[2]
The square received its current name after the French colony in Lima donated a statue to commemorate the Centennial of the Independence of Peru.[1][3]
Landmarks
- The Statue of Liberty, donated by the French colony[4]
- The former French embassy[5]
- The Josefina Ramos de Cox Archaeological Museum[6]
- The Pinacotheca of Lima, inaugurated in 1925[7]
- The Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, originally built in 1606.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lima la Única publica información sobre la historia de la Plaza Francia". Federación de Periodistas del Perú. 2022-03-15.
- ISSN 1819-2939.
- ^ "En los 30 Plazuela de la Recoleta pasa a llamarse Plaza Francia". Exitosa. 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Así luce la renovada estatua de La Libertad en la Plaza Francia". El Comercio. 2019-11-29.
- ^ Guía verde industrial y comercial (in Spanish). SIROB Ediciones. 1977.
- ^ "Museo de Arqueología Josefina Ramos de Cox". Instituto Riva-Agüero.
- ^ Rodriguez Bazalar, Juan Diego (2019-07-29). "La Pinacoteca Municipal Ignacio Merino: el tesoro que muchos limeños desconocen". El Comercio.
- ^ Ascher, Ernesto (1974). Curiosidades limeñas (in Spanish). Servicios de Artes Gráficas.
- ^ "Municipio de Lima realiza obras de recuperación en histórica iglesia de La Recoleta". Andina. 2023-03-02.