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.

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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

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Ciudad de los Reyes meaningOfName City of the Kings