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Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
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Peruvians
People identified with the country of Peru
Peruvians are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 million in the 1520s to around 600,000 in 1620 mainly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Callao
1866 naval battle between Spain and Peru
The Battle of Callao occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the fortified battery emplacements of the Peruvian port city of Callao during the Chincha Islands War. The Spanish fleet bombarded the port of Callao, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)