City of the Kings
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City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBy | Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Lima, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| category | historical city nicknames ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Lima’s colonial heritage ⓘ |
| geographicTarget | Lima metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Ciudad de los Reyes ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Ciudad de los Reyes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| isNicknameOf | Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| nameRelatesTo |
Catholic monarchy
ⓘ
Christian tradition ⓘ |
| originalForm | Ciudad de los Reyes ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfNickname | Spanish ⓘ |
| reasonForName |
founded under Spanish colonial authority
ⓘ
Three Kings Day ⓘ
surface form:
honor of the Three Wise Men (Reyes Magos)
|
| refersTo | Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersToCapitalOf | Peru ⓘ |
| refersToCurrentStatus | Lima as capital of Peru ⓘ |
| refersToType | city ⓘ |
| usedAs | honorific title ⓘ |
| usedFor | capital city of Peru ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical texts
ⓘ
tourism promotion of Lima ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.