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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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Kuelap

500 CE – 1570 CE

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United States

Founded 1784 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Hawaiian Unification Wars

1782 CE – 1810 CE

Trade route · Americas

Qhapaq Ñan (Inca Royal Road)

1400 CE – 1572 CE

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Ciudad Perdida

800 CE – 1600 CE

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Vice-Royalty of Peru

Attested 1650 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict · Americas

Tongan Maritime Power and Rivalries

1200 CE – 1600 CE

Trade route · Americas

Spanish Treasure Fleet Return

1566 CE – 1790 CE

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1536 CE Buenos Aires 1537 CE Callao 1537 CE Recife 1540 CE Iglesia de Santo Tomás 1544 CE Valparaíso 1545 CE Potosí

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