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Basilica Cathedral of Lima

1535 CE – 1797 CE · 262 years

Founded by Francisco Pizarro on the day Lima was established, housing the conquistador's remains and the seat of Peruvian Catholicism

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  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1530 CE)
  2. Vice-Royalty of Peru (1600 CE–1815 CE) Border precision: Approximate
  3. Peru (1880 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined
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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1535 CE and 1797 CE.

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