The Centennial of the Independence of Peru took place on July 28, 1921, as well as on December 9, 1924. To commemorate the hundred years of the country's independence from Spain, large and lavish part
President Leguía amid celebrations in Lima
Saludo al presidente by Daniel Hernández – an oil painting depicting the reception of foreign missions inside the Government Palace by President Augusto Leguía.
The Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru occurred on 28 July 2021. Its celebration commemorated 200 years since Peru's proclamation of Independence. The celebration consisted of a mix of local, st
Proclamation of the Independence of Peru in 1821. Oil by Juan Lepiani.
Italian Art Museum. Gift of the Italian colony for the first centenary (1921).