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The Walls of Lima were a fortification consisting mainly of walls and bastions whose purpose was to defend the city of Lima from attacks from outside. It was built between 1684 and 1687 during the government of viceroy Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull (Duke of the Palata). The wall was located in the stroke of the current avenues Alfonso Ugarte, Paseo Colón, Grau and the left bank of Rímac River. During the municipal management of Luis Castaneda Lossio it recovered a section of the remains of the left bank of the Rímac River and are now visible part of the group known as "Parque de la Muralla", although these are probably of a Previous construction known as "Tajamar de San Francisco". The bastion Santa Lucía is a sector of the wall located on the edge of Barrios Altos and El Agustino that still stands.〔(wall-of-lime-santa-lucia Marco Gamarra (2010). "The last wall of Lima: Santa Lucía", '' The Marquense Library '' )〕 ==History== The old wall was built around the city to protect the pirate, corsairs and attacks of the enemies of the Spanish crown in the 17th century. The wall had 10 gates of entry and exit: Martinete, Maravillas, Barbones, Cocharcas, Santa Catalina, Guadalupe, Juan Simón, San Jacinto, Callao and Monserrate and the gate of la Guía en el Barrio de San Lázaro (now Rímac district). In addition to the defensive walls, it was on the banks of the Rímac Riverel the seawall, which served to protect the city from floods of that river, which some sections can still be seen. For it has recovered part of the seawall at the back of the Church of San Francisco, near the Government Palace, which has created a public space that is it has given the name of ''Parque de la Muralla''. In this park it can see remnants of the foundations that had the seawall, work of the Franciscans in 1610. The aforementioned park has a restaurant, a craft shop in different areas of the country, standing on the same the statue of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro, which for many years was housed in the now "Plaza Perú", located next to the Government Palace; also is a museum exhibiting archaeological pieces found in the area. As part of programs of urban expansion and construction of new avenues it proceeded to its demolition in 1868 during the government of José Balta. It never served for which it was built, to the point that Raúl Porras Barrenechea mentioned that "died virgin of gunpowder." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walls of Lima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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