Portal:Peru/Selected anniversaries/July


 * July 19, 1991 - The Nuevo Sol was introduced as the official currency to replace the Inti.


 * July 21, 1552 - Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza dies and is buried in the Cathedral of Lima.


 * July 24, 1911 - Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu.


 * July 27, 1995 - A new unicameral 90-seat Congress was created.


 * July 28, 1821 - General José de San Martín proclaimed the independence of Peru during the Peruvian War of Independence.