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Huánuco
Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwanuko]; Quechua: Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.
The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of the Yarowilca clan, Wanako. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.
Gómez then set out on the mission, accompanied by many Almagrista soldiers. He arrived at the ancient city of Huánuco Pampa, where the remains of majestic Inca buildings still stand. There, he decided to establish a town, and the foundation took place on August 15, 1539. Its first mayors were Diego de Carvajal and Rodrigo Núñez de Prado. This foundation was made in the face of protests from the Lima City Council, which claimed that it would diminish its jurisdiction even further than it already had been with the recent creation of Huamanga. Pressured by Francisco Pizarro, he agreed to have its city title revoked, retaining only the title of town. Gómez de Alvarado then traveled to Lima, threatening not to return to Huánuco if it was not granted the title of city. His complaints must have been so intemperate that Pizarro considered it prudent to revoke his appointment as Lieutenant Governor, annulling at the same time the founding of Huánuco.
The indigenous chronicler Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua notes that during the Inca Empire, Pillco was a significant source of Aclla nuns for the capital city of Cusco, stating, "...there were maidens from all nations, especially from three, namely: Cusco and its territory, the Chachapoyas, and Pillco, which they now call Guánuco."
Huánuco played an important role during the Peruvian War of Independence and the War of the Pacific. In Huánuco, multiple guerrilla and Montonero battalions were organized to fight the Chileans in the Breña Campaign. The most prominent of these guerrilla units were commanded by Colonel Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.
Huánuco was the scene of one of the Chilean massacres during their occupation of Peruvian territory from 1881 to 1883.
In 2023, Huánuco grew to be one of the largest mining sectors of Peru, along with facing major economic growth. The mining industry grew by 350% that year, and the city and region became the third largest growing region in Peru behind Piura and Moquegua.
Huánuco is located at 1,894 meters above sea level in the valley formed by the Huallaga River. It is located in the temperate lands or Yungas of the eastern slopes of the central Andes.
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Huánuco
Huánuco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwanuko]; Quechua: Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country.
The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of the Yarowilca clan, Wanako. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley.
Gómez then set out on the mission, accompanied by many Almagrista soldiers. He arrived at the ancient city of Huánuco Pampa, where the remains of majestic Inca buildings still stand. There, he decided to establish a town, and the foundation took place on August 15, 1539. Its first mayors were Diego de Carvajal and Rodrigo Núñez de Prado. This foundation was made in the face of protests from the Lima City Council, which claimed that it would diminish its jurisdiction even further than it already had been with the recent creation of Huamanga. Pressured by Francisco Pizarro, he agreed to have its city title revoked, retaining only the title of town. Gómez de Alvarado then traveled to Lima, threatening not to return to Huánuco if it was not granted the title of city. His complaints must have been so intemperate that Pizarro considered it prudent to revoke his appointment as Lieutenant Governor, annulling at the same time the founding of Huánuco.
The indigenous chronicler Juan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua notes that during the Inca Empire, Pillco was a significant source of Aclla nuns for the capital city of Cusco, stating, "...there were maidens from all nations, especially from three, namely: Cusco and its territory, the Chachapoyas, and Pillco, which they now call Guánuco."
Huánuco played an important role during the Peruvian War of Independence and the War of the Pacific. In Huánuco, multiple guerrilla and Montonero battalions were organized to fight the Chileans in the Breña Campaign. The most prominent of these guerrilla units were commanded by Colonel Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez.
Huánuco was the scene of one of the Chilean massacres during their occupation of Peruvian territory from 1881 to 1883.
In 2023, Huánuco grew to be one of the largest mining sectors of Peru, along with facing major economic growth. The mining industry grew by 350% that year, and the city and region became the third largest growing region in Peru behind Piura and Moquegua.
Huánuco is located at 1,894 meters above sea level in the valley formed by the Huallaga River. It is located in the temperate lands or Yungas of the eastern slopes of the central Andes.
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