Place:Sullana, Piura, Peru

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NameSullana
TypeCity
Coordinates4.883°S 80.683°W
Located inPiura, Peru     (1821 - )
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Sullana is the capital of the Sullana Province, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley.

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History

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The Chira valley has always been an important farming area. Before the Spanish Invasion, ethnic groups like the Tallanes, the Mochicas, the Chimú, and finally the Incas had settled here. This region was chosen by the Spaniards to found their first city in this part of the Americas, San Miguel de Tangarara, on July 15, 1532. The Spaniards changed the native farming system and created Repartimientos and Encomiendas.

Sullana was founded late in the 18th century, on July 8, 1783, by Bishop Baltazar Jaime Martínez de Compañon y Bufanda and given the name of "El Principe" (The Prince).

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