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Concise History of Peru
1200s-1500s The Incan Indians built a great empire in Peru
1520s The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led an expedition into Peru
1530s Pizarro conquered the Inca and made Peru a Spanish colony
1535 Pizarro founded Lima
1780 The Mestizos, led by Tupac Amaru, revolted against the rule of Spain
1781 The Spanish captured and executed Tupac Amaru and crushed the uprising
1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon
1820 Jose de San Martin of Argentina invaded Peru to free the Peruvians from the Spanish rule
1821 Peru declared its independence from Spain
1823 Simon Bolivar led an army from Venezuela and Colombia into Peru to help fight the Spanish
1824 Antonio Jose de Sucre defeated the Spanish at Ayacucho
1826 Spain surrendered
1827 General Jose de la Mar became the first Peruvian president
1879 Spain recognizes the independence of Peru
1879 Peru went to war with Chile to aid Bolivia
1881 Chile occupied Lima
1883 The Treaty of Ancon ended the war - Chile was allowed to keep the Peruvian province of Tacna
1929 Chile returned Tacna to Peru
1975 Quechua, the language of the Inca, was made an official language along with Spanish of Peru