What happened a day like today? On May 5, various events are commemorated in Peru. In 1826 the colonel was born José Bedoyahero of the Pacific War.
In 1887 the Peruvian Language Academy. In 1946 the district of San Bartoloknown for its beaches. In 1998 the mining businessman died Luis Hochschildand in 2010, the renowned bolerist Lucho Barrios.
The National Hand Hygiene Daypromoting disease prevention, and Purple corn day and other native maize, highlighting its diversity and nutritional value in Peruvian food culture.
José Agustín Bedoya y Valle He was born in Ica on May 5, 1826. He formed in Lima and highlighted as an army colonel in the defense of Peru. Participated in the fight of May 2, 1866 and in the Pacific Warwhere he organized the resistance during the Chilean occupation in Lima.
As Prefect, he structured intelligence services and formed battalions with indigenous and volunteers. Rejected to join the government of García Calderón and continued fighting.
Founded important military bodies such as Rímac hunters. He died in Huacho of a heart attack on October 10, 1881.
The Peruvian Language Academy (APL)founded in Lima on May 5, 1887, it is a cultural institution that brings together writers, writers, poets, linguists and scientists experts in the use of the Spanish language in Peru.
He is a collective member of the Spanish Language Academies Association. Its first public function was held on August 30, 1887 at the National University of San Marcos, with Francisco García Calderón Like its first president.
Among its outstanding members are Mario Vargas LlosaVíctor Andrés Belaúnde and Martha Hildebrandt. Currently, the presidency is in charge of Eduardo Hopkins Rodríguez.
The district of San Bartololocated to the south of Lima, Peru, was created on May 5, 1946. Limit to the North with Punta Negra, to the east with Santo Domingo de los Olleros (Huarochirí), to the south with Santa María del Mar and Chilca (Cañete), and to the west with the Pacific Ocean.
It is recognized for its beaches, ideal for surfing, and its sunny climate almost all year. Among its attractions include the bufadero, a rock formation where the sea creates a geyser effect, and The replica of the curayacu ladya pre -Columbian sculpture exhibited in the Municipal Palace.
San Bartolo also has social clubs, hotels and activities such as motocross and artisanal fishing. They celebrate festivities such as San Pedro and San Pablowhere the fishermen walk the statue of San Pedro through the Ensenada of the South Beach.
Luis Hochschild Plaut He was born on March 5, 1927 in Bonn, Germany, and emigrated to Peru in 1945. He studied mechanical and electrical engineering in the School of Engineers of Limagraduating with honors in 1951, and subsequently obtained the title of Mining Engineer at the National University of Engineering in 1962.
He worked with his uncle, Mauricio Hochschild, in the Hochschild Trading Corporationdeveloping an outstanding race in mining and becoming an expert in mineral marketing.
He founded Pacasmayo Cementos and, in 1982, Created Tecsup to provide quality technical education. He died on May 5, 1998 in an attempted kidnapping.
Luis Barrios Rojasartistically known as Lucho Barrios, he was born on April 22, 1935 in Callao, Peru. From a young age he showed interest in Creole and bolero music.
At 17 he studied lyric song in the National Opera School of Lima. His career took off in 1957 thanks to Edith Barr, who took him to Radio Callao, where he met Julio Jaramillo.
Barrios recorded more than 60 albums in Guayaquil and consolidated itself as one of Latin America’s great bolerists. Among his successes stand out “Marabu”“You cheat for me” and “love of poor.” He died on May 5, 2010 in Lima, at 75.
On May 5, the National Hand Hygiene Dayestablished by the Ministry of Health through Ministerial Resolution No. 251-2020-MINSA.
This date seeks to raise awareness about the importance of hand washing to prevent infectious diseases, such asCOVID-19and other infections associated with health care.
On this day, education is promoted on the proper technique of handwashingespecially in communities with limited access to health services.
On May 5, Peru celebrates the National purple corn day, corn corn and maize for courtrecognizing its role as the cradle of this superfood.
The country houses the largest diversity of corn in the world, with 52 identified races: 14 On the coast, 29 in the mountains and 7 in the jungle. Purple corn stands out for its high content of anthocyanins, antioxidants that help prevent diseases such as cancer and hypertension.
In addition, it is rich in iron, calcium and phosphorus, essential for health. He National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA)He has developed improved varieties such as INIA 601, with greater performance and nutritional content.
