Piura (PE)

Piura is a city (436,440 inhabitants in 2015) in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532. Piura declared its independence from Spain on 4 January 1821.

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20th century

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19th century

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Covers

From PIURA (circle of dots) to Lima in 1860 with a 1 dinero pair.