Cajamarca

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Cajamarca is a city in the northern highlands of Peru, historically renowned as the site where Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa, marking a pivotal moment in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cajamarca canonical 9
Cajamarca, Peru 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
associatedWithPerson Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
capitalOf Cajamarca Province
Cajamarca Region
climate subtropical highland climate
continent South America
country Peru
countryCallingCode +51
countryCapital no
demographics predominantly mestizo and indigenous population
economicActivity dairy production
maize cultivation
potato cultivation
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 2700 metres
about 8900 feet
foundingBySpaniards 16th century
geographicFeature inter-Andean valley
governingBody Municipality of Cajamarca
hasHeritage Inca and colonial heritage
hasHistoricCenter yes
hasMunicipalStatus yes
historicalEra Inca Empire
Spanish colonization of the Americas
historicalEventSite Battle of Cajamarca
surface form: Capture of Atahualpa

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
knownFor agricultural production
colonial architecture
mining activities in surrounding areas
thermal baths
languageUsed Spanish
localIndigenousLanguage Quechua
locatedIn northern highlands of Peru
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cajamarca Province
Cajamarca Region
locatedInMountainRange Peruvian Andes
surface form: Andes
notableFor capture of Inca emperor Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro
role in Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
officialName Cajamarca self-link
partOfCountrySubdivision northern Peru
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
regionType Andean region
timeZone Peru Time
transportInfrastructure Cajamarca airport
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cajamarca location Cajamarca
Battle of Cajamarca location Cajamarca
this entity surface form: Cajamarca, Peru
Atahualpa placeOfCapture Cajamarca
Atahualpa placeOfDeath Cajamarca
northern Peru majorCity Cajamarca
subject surface form: Northern Peru
Cajamarca Region capital Cajamarca
Cajamarca Region largestCity Cajamarca
Cajamarca officialName Cajamarca self-link
Pizarro brothers associatedWith Cajamarca
Cerro Machín nearbyCity Cajamarca