The Palacio de la Magdalena (Spanish for Magdalena Palace) is a viceregal house located in the district of Pueblo Libre in Lima. It is located near the , and is also known as the Quinta de los Libertadores. The building was declared a national monument in 1972.
History The building was the residence of the penultimate viceroy of Peru, Joaquín de la Pezuela, and is popularly known as Quinta de los Libertadores for having served as lodging for the Liberators José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar,Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 34 who had the palace as their headquarters during the Peruvian independence campaign.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 64
During the War of the Pacific it was the seat of the government of President Francisco García Calderón, the only national administration recognized by the Chilean Army during the occupation of Lima until late 1881.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 72
Description The building is, next to the , one of the most highlighted examples of colonial civil architecture in the district of Lima.Puente Candamo, 2008, p. 39 Part of the adjacent land and some rooms of the residence were renovated to house the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru.
See also Government Palace, the current seat of the government of Peru. Huaura Museum, where San Martín stayed and first proclaimed the independence of Peru before reaching Lima.
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