Lime It was founded on the coast because Cusco and Jauja were not suitable for the capital of Peru. For this reason, the residents of Jauja, chaired by Francisco Pizarrothey decided to move the capital to the shores of the sea.
LOOK: What was Lima like before Pizarro?
It was in the meeting of the town council of November 29, 1534 where this resolution was made. It was then decided to explore the maritime valleys.
To get started, pizarro He moved to Pachacámac and from there, on January 6, 1535, he commissioned three horse soldiers to tour the Rímac valley. These riders were Ruy Díaz, Juan Tello de Guzmán and Alonso Martín de Don Benito.
They returned on the 13th and reported that they had visited the entire valley and had found the benefits they were looking for: good wind, good water, good soil, good grass, good forests, good Indians, and a good port.
Main Square of Lima.
The central part of the valley belonged to the curaca Taulichusco, who resided in a town called Lima. Francisco Pizarro he was happy with the news and decided to found his capital there.
Lima was founded on Monday, January 18, 1535, the time of high mass. Its founder was Francisco Pizarro and the notary public Domingo de la Presa drafted the founding act. Then the lots were distributed among the soldiers who wanted to stay as neighbors. The council was installed four days later.
Caraca Taulichusco. (Painter: Milner Cajuaringa)
The new city was called the City of the Kings of Peru, in honor of the three Wise Men of the Epiphany, on whose day -January 6- Pizarro’s three horsemen left Pachacámac to look for the place.
The name of City of the Kings prevailed in all the official and ecclesiastical writings, but the indigenous name of Lima was the one that was always used in the familiar language.
OTHER CITIES FOUNDED BY PIZARRO
In addition to Lima, the City of Kings, Francisco Pizarro founded Cusco, Jauja, Trujillo and Huamanga.
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