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Monsefú
City in Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monsefú,[a] founded as San Pedro de Monsefú,[2] is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the Monsefú district in the Chiclayo Province that is part of the Lambayeque Region. It is renowned for its food and handicrafts, which are on display at the annual FEXTICUM festival,[3] named in 1973 by Professor Limberg Chero Ballena and held in July during the Fiestas Patrias.[4] Monsefú is also the home of cumbia groups Grupo 5 and Hermanos Yaipen. Monsefú was elevated to the category of "city" on October 26, 1888.[5][6]
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Etymology
Spanish priest Fernando de la Carrera, in his work Arte de la lengua yunga (1644), argues that the word "monsefu" comes from Omænssefæc, meaning "God punishes the one who offends the earth".[7]
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish, Monsefú would have been part of the chieftainship of Cinto, with the name of Chuspo, whose main center have been located in the vicinity of San Bartolo hill.[8] In 1578, heavy rains and floods blighted the crops and in 1612, the area was ravaged by a disease. The population was reduced by the disease and survivors after a few years were located in what is now Monsefú.[9]
In the early 1880s, the Chilean Army, under the command of Patricio Lynch, occupied the area and its surroundings during the War of the Pacific, where infrastructure was built by the Chilean authorities for both the locals and the troops' use, with the latter residing in a barracks.[10] After the war, the town was elevated to city level on October 26, 1888 at the request of deputy Manuel María Izaga, under the presidency of Andrés Avelino Cáceres.[9]
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List of mayors
The following is a list of mayors of Monsefú since the establishment of a municipal government:[11]
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Climate
It has a varied semitropical temperature, since part of its territory is on the shore of the sea, and another is located in the valley of the Reque River.
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Notes
- Colonial Mochica: Omænssefæc
- As head of the Agencia Municipal prior to the establishment of the Municipality.
- First mayor of the Council of Monsefú.
References
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