# Santa Beatriz > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Santa_Beatriz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Santa_Beatriz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Beatriz > Source revision: 1326468382 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Neighbourhood in Peru This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Place in Lima, Peru Santa Beatriz Former embassy of Argentina Interactive map of Santa Beatriz Country Peru Department Lima Province Lima District Lima Population (2017) • Total 15,122[1] **Santa Beatriz** is a [neighbourhood](/source/Neighbourhood) in [Lima District](/source/Lima_District). It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the [historic centre of Lima](/source/Historic_centre_of_Lima); to the east, with [La Victoria](/source/La_Victoria_District%2C_Lima); to the south, with [Lince](/source/Lince_District); and to the west, with [Jesús María](/source/Jes%C3%BAs_Mar%C3%ADa_District%2C_Lima). During the early 20th century, it housed important figures of [Peruvian literature](/source/Peruvian_literature).[2] ## History Located in the Huatica valley, when the [Spanish conquest](/source/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Inca_Empire) took place, [Francisco Pizarro](/source/Francisco_Pizarro) awarded this estate to [Diego de Agüero](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diego_de_Ag%C3%BCero&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_de_Ag%C3%BCero)], who named it the Hacienda Santa Beatriz.[3] Upon the death of his son, Diego de Agüero y Garay, the agricultural property was acquired by the novitiate of the [Society of Jesus](/source/Society_of_Jesus), in 1629. After the expulsion of the Jesuits, in 1771 the government sold the property to Manuel de la Torre y Quiroz, who, together with his wife Águeda Josefa de Tagle, founded an estate on the hacienda. According to the law of separation of estates, the estate passed to Josefa de Tagle, IV Marchioness of Torre Tagle, from whom the State expropriated the estate in 1870 for the construction of an agronomy school. Eminently residential in nature, it was the first urbanization created outside the boundaries of the old [historic centre of Lima](/source/Historic_centre_of_Lima). It was founded during the government of President [Augusto B. Leguía](/source/Augusto_B._Legu%C3%ADa). Located in the district was the [Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz](/source/Hip%C3%B3dromo_de_Santa_Beatriz) (today the [Campo de Marte](/source/El_Campo_de_Marte)), which was the oldest in Peru and operated until the mid-1930s when it was replaced by the [Hipódromo de San Felipe](/source/Hip%C3%B3dromo_de_San_Felipe). At this racecourse, members of the [British colony](/source/British_Peruvians) also met to practice [golf](/source/Golf) prior to the founding of the [Lima Golf Club](/source/Lima_Golf_Club) and the first [landing strip](/source/Landing_strip) in Peru also functioned, prior to the construction of the [Limatambo International Airport](/source/Limatambo_International_Airport).[4] The urbanization section was planned according to North American characteristics (very consistent with Leguía's time), with main avenues ([Arenales](/source/Arenales_Avenue), [Arequipa](/source/Avenida_Arequipa) and [Petit Thouars](/source/Petit_Thouars_Avenue)), two-storey [mansions](/source/Mansion), [garages](/source/Garage_(residential)) for cars and large [gardens](/source/Garden) similar to mansions. Its urbanization in the early 1930s broke all the residential patterns of Lima, where wealthy families began to leave the Centre of Lima to move beyond the limits of [Paseo Colón](/source/Paseo_Col%C3%B3n) and also for direct access to the [Miraflores spas](/source/Miraflores_District%2C_Lima). The architecture of the houses surrounding Arequipa and Arenales avenues had a European style and in the area of Petit Thouars avenue adjacent to the Lince neighbourhoods (the former Lobatón hacienda) they had an [Art Deco](/source/Art_Deco) style. Starting on January 20, 2024, the Casa Boza, one of the neighbourhood's oldest houses that was built in 1925, was demolished to make way for a university building after its inclusion in the national heritage registry was controversially rejected by the [Ministry of Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Culture_(Peru)).[5][6] ## Landmarks The Santa Beatriz urbanization concentrates three of the main arteries of the city of Lima: [Arequipa](/source/Avenida_Arequipa), Petit Thouars, and Arenales avenues, and also houses various public buildings and [cultural centres](/source/Cultural_centre) such as: - The [National Stadium of Peru](/source/National_Stadium_of_Peru) - [Lima Art Museum](/source/Lima_Art_Museum) - The headquarters of the [Founders of Independence Society](/source/Founders_of_Independence_Society) - [Rospigliosi Castle](/source/Rospigliosi_Castle), built in 1929 by [Carlos Rospigliosi Vigil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlos_Rospigliosi_Vigil&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Rospigliosi_Vigil)]. Since 1949, it has been the headquarters of the [Air Warfare Academy](/source/Peruvian_Air_Force), as property of the Peruvian State. - The [Church of Saint Thérèse](/source/Iglesia_de_Santa_Teresita_(Lima)) - The [Istituto Italiano di Cultura](/source/Istituto_Italiano_di_Cultura), the *[Colegio Raimondi](/source/Colegio_Italiano_Antonio_Raimondi)* until 1997 - The [Spanish Cultural Centre](/source/Spanish_Agency_for_International_Development_Cooperation) - The [Radio Nacional del Perú](/source/Radio_Nacional_del_Per%C3%BA) - Luigi Pirandello Theatre - The [Park of the Exhibition](/source/Park_of_the_Exhibition) - Hernán Velarde Park - The [Park of the Reserve](/source/Parque_de_la_Reserva), which houses the Magic Water Tour - The Lawn Tennis Club - A number of EsSalud buildings It also houses diplomatic and military institutions such as the [Embassy of Argentina](/source/Embassy_of_Argentina%2C_Lima) (as well as its consulate), the Embassy of [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), the former embassy of the [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China), the [residence](/source/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Lima) of the [ambassador of the United States](/source/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Peru), the Headquarters of the [Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru](/source/Joint_Command_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Peru) and the [Military Police Court](/source/Military_Police_Court). It also houses the headquarters of the longest-running television stations in the country, [América Televisión](/source/Am%C3%A9rica_Televisi%C3%B3n), [Panamericana Televisión](/source/Panamericana_Televisi%C3%B3n) and [TV Perú](/source/TV_Per%C3%BA). Santa Beatriz is home to educational institutions such as Norbert Wiener University, [Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University](/source/Inca_Garcilaso_de_la_Vega_University) and the [Technological University of Peru](/source/Technological_University_of_Peru), the National School of Statistics and Informatics (ENEI), the private schools of [San Andrés (formerly the Anglo–Peruvian School)](/source/Colegio_San_Andr%C3%A9s), Dante Alighieri (formerly Antonio Raimondi), Trilce, Saco Oliveros, and Palmer. ## Gallery - Palace of the Exposition - Park of the Reserve - [National Stadium of Peru](/source/National_Stadium_of_Peru) - The [Chinese Fountain](/source/Fuente_China) - Parque de las Aguas - Santa Teresita Church ## See also - [Lima District](/source/Lima_District) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sistema de Consulta de Abastecimiento de Agua por Red Pública a Nivel de Manzana"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230525140826/https://agua.inei.gob.pe/). *[Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática](/source/Instituto_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica_e_Inform%C3%A1tica)*. Archived from [the original](https://agua.inei.gob.pe/) on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-12-26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Subirana Abanto, Katherine (2019-03-17). ["Santa Beatriz: Residencia en la tierra"](https://elcomercio.pe/eldominical/residencia-tierra-noticia-617066-noticia/). *[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Historia de la muy noble y antigua urbanización Santa Beatriz"](https://ccelima.org/evento/historia-de-la-muy-noble-y-antigua-urbanizacion-santa-beatriz/). *CCELima*. 2022-10-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Fernández, María (2017-12-06). ["Limatambo: el primer aeropuerto comercial del Perú"](https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/limatambo-primer-aeropuerto-comercial-peru-fotos-noticia-479479-noticia/). *[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cayetano Chávez, José (2024-02-15). ["Casa Boza: crónica de la muerte de una de las primeras casas modernas de Lima"](https://elcomercio.pe/lima/patrimonio/casa-boza-una-de-las-primeras-casas-modernas-de-lima-sera-demolida-por-una-universidad-patrimonio-patrimonio-cultural-centro-historico-noticia/). *[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Peru))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Angulo, Jazmine (2024-01-23). ["Casa Boza y su demolición: entretelones del histórico inmueble que se convertirá en un campus universitario"](https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/01/23/casa-boza-es-demolida-entretelones-del-historico-inmueble-en-lince-que-se-convertira-en-una-sede-universitaria/). *[Infobae](/source/Infobae)*. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Santa Beatriz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Beatriz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Beatriz?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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