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Empire of Peru and Governor of Nueva Castilla since 1529, is assassinated by 20 heavily-armed supporters of Diego de Almagro II in retaliation for the 1538 execution of Diego de Almagro.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361813253#April–June", "title": "1541", "revid": 1361813253, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1544, "year_label": "1544 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17 – At Lima, Blasco Núñez Vela takes office as the first Spanish Governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru, which encompasses most of what are now the nations of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as the western part of Brazil.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359947848#April–June", "title": "1544", "revid": 1359947848, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1551, "year_label": "1551 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 12", "text": "May 12 – The National University of San 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the first publication there, Pragmatica, a four-page outline of how the new Gregorian calendar (adopted 1582) works.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561067#July–September", "title": "1584", "revid": 1369561067, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1681, "year_label": "1681 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 20", "text": "November 20 – Don Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata arrives in Lima after a voyage of almost 10 months from Spain and becomes the new Viceroy of Peru, succeeding the Archbishop of Lima, Melchor Liñán y Cisneros, who had administered the area since 1678.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361310073#October–December", "title": "1681", "revid": 1361310073, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru.", "cite": 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