Santiago de Chuco

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Santiago de Chuco
Panoramic view of the city of Santiago de Chuco
Flag Seal
Santiago de Chuco
Coordinates: 8°9′0.78″S 78°10′41.95″W / 8.1502167°S 78.1783194°W / -8.1502167; -78.1783194Coordinates: 8°9′0.78″S 78°10′41.95″W / 8.1502167°S 78.1783194°W / -8.1502167; -78.1783194
Country	Peru
Region	La Libertad Region
Province	Santiago de Chuco
Government
•	Juan Gabriel Alipio
Elevation	3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Urban	25 000
• Demonym	Santiaguino(a)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
Website	Municipality

Santiago de Chuco is a city in Peru, capital of Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Region.

History[]

On July 23, 1553 it was obtained permission to found a town that served as the capital and hub of mining and wheat. Captain Don Diego de la Serna, immigrants Domingo Perez Vasquez, Jose Pelaez, Lino Benítes of Children, Miguel de Estremadura, Rodrigo of Bejarano, Fernando de Alva, Garcia de Paredes, Lorenzo de Alcantara, Juan Baptist father Ruiz and Francisco de Asis Centurion reached Andaymarca, a native of Santiago de Compostela, who helped Santiago the "greatest" be the tutelary patron of the new town.

Notable people[]

• César Vallejo
• Luis de la Puente Uceda
• Pablo Uceda
• Eladio Ruiz Cerna

See also[]

• La Libertad Region

External links[]

• The information in this article is based on that in its Spanish equivalent.