What is the capital city of Peru, founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as the 'City of the Kings'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Lima
- Step 1: Francisco Pizarro founded Lima on January 18, 1535, in the Rímac River valley to serve as the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru due to its strategic coastal harbor at Callao.
- Step 2: It remained the capital after Peru achieved independence from Spain in 1821.
Answer
Lima
Why not the others: 'Cusco' was the historic imperial capital of the Inca Empire high in the Andes, but not modern Peru's political capital; 'Arequipa' is Peru's second-largest city, known as the 'White City'; 'Trujillo' is a prominent northern coastal cultural center.
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