Italians in Lima and the High Neighborhoods

XVIII-XIX-XX centuries

Abstract

The main purpose is to demonstrate the Italian presence in Lima between XVIII century and XX century; noticing that its presence can be place since the Spanish conquest. In order to have a full understanding of this immigration process it is necessary to go back to their origins as well as their reasons to settle down in particular places like Lima and Barrios Altos and the mechanisms they used to assimilate and integrate themselves into a new culture.