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Etymology[edit]

The city of Lima was founded on January 18, 1535 as Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings); the name commemorates the Biblical Magi as the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6.[1] However, the original name was soon replaced by Lima, a

  1. ^ Higgins, Lima: a cultural history, p. 28.