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| == Spain Colonization (1532-1821) == | | == Spain Colonization (1533-1821) == |
| In 1533, Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, colonized Peru in order to gain power and to westernize the country. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Inca_Empire, accessed 4 November 2020.</ref> On July 18, 1821, José de San Martin proclaimed the independence of Peru. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Peruvian War of Independence," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_War_of_Independence, accessed 4 November 2020.</ref> | | In 1533, Spain colonized Peru in order to gain power. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Inca_Empire, accessed 4 November 2020.</ref> On July 18, 1821, Peru proclaimed independence. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Peruvian War of Independence," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_War_of_Independence, accessed 4 November 2020.</ref> |
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