(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a square in Lima, Peru.)  It was here in Lima in 1821 that this Argentine general declared Peru's independence from Spain
The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and 
..... July 1821 San Martin occupied Lima and declared Peruvian independence 
on 28... [DOC] [TLE] Peruvian War of Independence - Wikipedia [PAR] The Peruvian War of Independence was composed of a series of military conflicts 
beginning in ... Because of this the viceroy often had the support of the "Lima 
oligarchy," who saw their elite ...