Plaza Bolívar, Lima

The square was originally known as the Square of the Three Cardinal Virtues () up until the late 16th century, after which it became better known after the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition, located there. In 1821, José de San Martín declared the Independence of Peru in this square, as he had previously done in the Plaza de Armas, La Merced, and Santa Ana. Because of this, it took the nickname of Constitution Square () after the Constituent Congress. A decree of July 6, 1822, ordered the erection of a column in the middle of the square that would be crowned with an equestrian statue of San Martín, which was not acted upon and replaced with another order for the erection of monument of Simón Bolívar on February 12, 1825. Expansion works for Abancay Avenue in 1949 transformed the original shape of the square. ==Gallery==

File:Plazabolivar.jpg|The Plaza Bolivar with the Our Lady of Charity church in the 1800s File:Plazabolivar1.jpg|The Plaza Bolivar in the 1800s File:Bolivarperu.JPG|Statue to Simon Bolivar ==See also==