Jaén (Peru)
| Jaén de Bracamoros | ||
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Coordinates: 5 ° 43 ′ S , 78 ° 49 ′ W Jaén de Bracamoros on the map of Peru
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| Country | Peru | |
| region | Cajamarca | |
| province | Jaén | |
| City foundation | 1549 | |
| Residents | 70,214 (2017) | |
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| height | 729 m | |
| Post Code | 06101 | |
| prefix | +51 076 | |
| Time zone | UTC -5 | |
| City Presidency | Francisco Delgado Rivera | |
| City patron | Señor de Huamantanga | |
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Jaén de Bracamoros , usually just called Jaén , is a city in the north of the South American Andean state of Peru with 70,214 inhabitants according to the 2017 census. Jaén is the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate Jaén .
geography
Jaén is located at 729 meters above sea level in the warm north of Peru and is one of the warmest cities in the country. The Río Amojú runs through the city and flows into the Amazon via the Río Marañón .
history
Originally the area was inhabited by the Bracamoros Indians, who were able to successfully defy a conquest by the Inca . However, the Spanish conquistadors came in the 16th century and conquered South America from the indigenous people. Today's Jaén de Bracamoros was founded in 1549 by Diego Palomino as San Leandro de Jaén de los Bracamoros. The city's name is derived from the Andalusian city of Jaén , where Palomino was born, as well as from the Bracamoros. Their name comes from the Quechua word pukamuru, which means something like painted face.
On June 4, 1821, Jaén and many other cities declared themselves independent of the Real Audiencia de Quito . Less later, Peru became an independent nation.
Transport links
Jaén can be reached from the Peruvian capital Lima by an eighteen-hour bus ride or a one-and-a-half hour flight via Jaén Airport.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI): Directorio Nacional de Centros Poblados - Censos Nacionales 2017 . Lima 2018, vol. 2, p. 596 ( online ).
- ↑ El capitán Diego Palomino ¿de origen converso? In: eSefarad. Retrieved December 8, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ El Telégrafo: Los Bracamoros, tribus amazónicas que se resistieron a ser conquistadas. July 2, 2016, Retrieved December 8, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ LA HISTORIA DE JAÉN. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Las maravillas de Jaén: lagunas, cascadas, café and turismo rural. In: https://www.rumbosdelperu.com/ . Retrieved December 8, 2018 (Spanish).