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The House of Almagro
.
Almagro, also, had no opportunity to build
his home, in Cuzco, as he was killed soon after
h ·
returned from his expedition to Chile.
According to the act of distribution of sites,
made in October,
1534,
the site assigned to Al–
magro seems ·to be the one where now stands the
monastery of Santa Teresa.
The House of Silva.
Don Diego Silva was one of the principal
conquerors of Peru. His houses w1ere at the side
of Santa Teresa and are still kno
n
by bis name
"SILVAC"
afte·r Si
r.a
;
the plaza in which the
hous·e stands also b ars the same name. Its chief
interest lie si
its Inca door and tpe panelled
ceiling at the entrance to the main court.
House of Loyola.
The house of don Martín de Loyola was in
the
16th
century knoWtn as the House of
J
áure–
gui. It is ·located in
the Park of Limacpiampa,
previously known as the Park of Alagón, becau–
SP
in it was also located the house of don Pedro
;López de Alagón, one of the prominent residents
of Cuzco.
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