Plains of Junín

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geographical region historical battlefield plateau

The Plains of Junín are a high-altitude plateau in the central Peruvian Andes, historically notable as the site of a decisive battle in the South American wars of independence.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Plains of Peru	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ historical battlefield ⓘ plateau ⓘ
associatedWith	Peruvian national identity ⓘ
battleBelligerentAtLocation	Patriot forces of Gran Colombia and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
battleCommanderAtLocation	José de Canterac (Royalist side) NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón Bolívar (Patriot side) NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleDateAtLocation	6 August 1824 ⓘ
battleOutcomeAtLocation	Patriot victory ⓘ
battleSignificanceAtLocation	helped secure the independence of Peru ⓘ paved the way for the Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ
climate	cold highland climate ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Peruvian national holidays related to independence ⓘ monuments to the Battle of Junín in the area ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
elevation	approximately 4100–4200 metres above sea level ⓘ over 4000 metres above sea level ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Junín NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	South American wars of independence ⓘ
hydrology	part of the upper Amazon watershed via tributaries ⓘ
knownFor	Battle of Junín NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageRegion	Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru (historical context at time of battle) NERFINISHED ⓘ central Peruvian Andes ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Junín Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Lake Junín NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Junín ⓘ
modernTransportRoute	near the Central Highway of Peru ⓘ
nearTransportRoute	historic road between Lima and Cerro de Pasco ⓘ
notableFeature	broad open pampa suitable for cavalry maneuvers ⓘ thin air due to high altitude ⓘ
partOf	Altiplano of central Peru ⓘ
regionType	puna grassland ⓘ
strategicImportance	key route between Lima and the central Andes ⓘ staging area for independence campaigns in Peru ⓘ
terrainType	high-altitude grassland ⓘ
usedFor	alpaca grazing ⓘ cattle grazing ⓘ llama grazing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Battle of Junín → location → Plains of Junín ⓘ

Pampa de La Quinua → category → Plains of Junín ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plains of Peru