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==History== | ==History== | ||
When the Spanish arrived in 1532, the current mestizo and creole cultures of Piura were born.<br> | |||
<br><br> | The Spanish named the city from the Quechuan word, pirhua, meaning abundance. Nowadays, Piura is known as the "Ciudad del eterno calor" meaning "The city of the eternal heat" because it is hot all year round. | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piura] | |||
==Civil Registration== | ==Civil Registration== | ||
*Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships. <br> | *Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships. <br> | ||