The National University of Engineering is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru. It's widely considered as one of Peru's most prestigious educational institutions.
The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) is a public university system in Dominican Republic, with its flagship campus in Ciudad Universitaria neighborhood of Santo Domingo and regional campuses in many cities of the country. It was founded by Jose Gabriel Garcia and Emiliano Tejera in 1866 as the Professional Institute, replacing the former Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, one of the first universities of the Western Hemisphere (Americas), which was founded unofficially by a Papal bull in 1538, officially by royal decree in 1558, and closed in 1822. It was later renamed University of Santo Domingo in 1914.
The district of La Victoria is one of the forty-three districts that make up the province of Lima, located in Peru. It borders to the north and northeast with the district of Lima, to the east with the district of San Luis, to the southeast with the district of San Borja, to the south with the district of San Isidro, and to the west with the district of Lince and again with the Lima district. La Victoria is a historical and very busy public district located in downtown Lima. The current mayor of La Victoria is Rubén Dioscorides Andrés Cano Altez.
Luis Antonio Eguiguren Escudero was a Peruvian educator, magistrate, historian and politician. He was the director of the General Archive (File) of the Nation (1914), Alderman of Lima (1914–1920), Mayor of Lima (1930), President of the Constituent Congress (1930–1932), founder and leader of the Peruvian Social Democratic Party. He won the Peruvian presidential election of 1936, but his victory was ignored by the Congress and the then-President Oscar R. Benavides, who claimed that he had won with votes of the APRA. He presided over the Supreme Court and the Judiciary in 1953 and 1954.
José Antonio Urquizo Maggia is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served as a Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.
Alejandro Aurelio Aguinaga Recuenco is a Peruvian doctor and Fujimorist politician. He is a Congressman, representing the Lambayeque Region, as he was before between 2006 and 2016. He was also the Health Minister during the administration of Alberto Fujimori from 1999 to 2000.
Sociedad Académica de Amantes del País was a society established in Lima, Peru in 1790 for the purpose of discussing national matters.
José Hipólito Unanue y Pavón was a physician, naturalist, meteorologist, cosmographer, the first Minister of Finance of Peru, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Protomédico, university professor, founder of the San Fernando Medical School, representative of Arequipa in the Cortes of Cádiz, President of the Junta de Gobierno, Protector of the province of Arequipa, independence precursor and a Peruvian politician, active in politics in the early years after independence. He served as the President of the Congress from 1822 to 1823.
Luis Alayza y Paz Soldán was a Peruvian writer and diplomat who also served as a professor at National University of San Marcos, in Lima.
The National University of the Center of Peru, is the largest public university of the center of Peru. It was founded by supreme decree law no. 46 on December 16, 1959. Apart from its main campus in El Tambo, Huancayo, the university runs decentralized establishments in Junín, Satipo, and Tarma. The first rector was distinguished Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal. During the 1960s, several former establishments, such as those in Lima, Huánuco, Huacho and Cerro de Pasco, were transformed into universities.
Carlos Bazán Zender was a Peruvian medical doctor and politician. He was a Minister of Health in the second government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.
Manuel Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue was a Peruvian politician, diplomat, writer, historian and journalist. He was thrice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Development and Public Works, President of the Council of Ministers and First Vice President.
Liliana del Carmen La Rosa Huertas is a Peruvian nurse and academic specializing in public policy. She was Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru from 2 April 2018 to 11 March 2019, during the government of Martín Vizcarra.
The Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University (UIGV) is a private university located in the city of Lima, Peru. Founded on December 21, 1964, during the first government of President Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It is currently in the period of cessation of activities due to the fact that the Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (SUNEDU) denied his licensing.
Elizabeth Zulema Tomás Gonzales is a Peruvian cardiovascular anaesthesiologist. She served as the country's Minister of Health from 7 January to 15 November 2019.
Enrique Buenaventura Juan Seoane Ros was a Peruvian modernist architect of the 20th century.
University Park is a public park located in the historic centre of the city of Lima, Peru. It is rectangular in shape and is located at the intersection of Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.
