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== Spain Colonization (1532-1821) ==
== Spain Colonization (1532-1821) ==
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>
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Spain Colonization (1532-1821)[edit | edit source]

In 1533, Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, colonized Peru in order to gain power and to westernize the country. [1] On July 18, 1821, José de San Martin proclaimed the independence of Peru. [2]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, "Peruvian War of Independence," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_War_of_Independence, accessed 4 November 2020.