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CUZCO:

THE

HI.STORICAL

AND

MONUMENTAL

CITY OF PERU

the part adjoining the main alitar, Spanish caballero¡J of the Col–

onial

;period, and warriors havfog their

tombs in the

sacred

precincts which are much venerated by the nrutive Cuziquenian.

EL TRIUNFO (Temple). -

Adjoining the southern wa11 of the

Cathedral is the 'l'emple -

so ca1led becau e it was built in com–

me,moration of the triumph of the Spaniards against the Indiane

in th.e siege of Cuzco.

the time of the Incas

formed part of the palace of Huira.

Ccocha. (Quishuar.cancha), kno""ll as SU TUR HUASI

(meaning

round H-0use) . Herein the Srpaniards took refuge in the year

1536

when .beseiged by about 300,000

lndian>S und·er Mamco Inca, the

son of Huaina Kccápacc, who cornmanded the city from

all i,ts

heights. From the

ort called

8a~csaihuamá.n

their burning arrows

ignited

the roofs

ur huasi, wh r

the mi11acle

of . the

''descensión de la Virg

'' saved the Spanish r e:liugees -

in the

meantirne Santiago atta.e ilngs tjhe sle

ing ntdia.:qs whp were over–

co1tfident o<f their e)l

y. This I:tappening

W'<lS

blotted fTom history

up until

the

18t

O<>n ury-.vhen

ernipl was

founded and

erecte

d. The

si · of the pre ent Temple serve

as a Cathedral

whi.le

the formar wa· being

rected -

or perhaps a peri-0d of 120

years

was built within a period of twenty-four months,

1729

1732,

owing to the energies

of Bishop Fernando de Serrada.

As compared with the Oathedral its facade is c.omparatively low

and of simple construction.

The Temple has three naves, divided by >Strong and wide pi1lars.

One of tbe most notable features of the building is the altar of

the chancel, of polished and beautifully decora.ted granite. In the

central nave •and under the cu¡pula

will

be seen a dark brown sl

ab,

indicaiting

tbe spot where the Virgin descended

during

t.he

memorahle epoch already refen-ed to.

The arch·es

are of vari

ous

forros.

Arnong

oj:.her curios

of the temple will be

found

a crosr

measuring more than a m e.ter in helght, above one of tbe altara

of the nave

to the right in tbe qireetion of tbe main altair, · and

b11ari11¡¡;

11-

11Hver

ua•tne ·plate,

~R-ld

be the

"Crw;

la.

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