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San Martín barracks

San Martín barracks (Spanish: Cuartel San Martín), originally Junín barracks (Spanish: Cuartel Junín), was a military installation inaugurated in 1921 to house the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment of the Argentine delegation that visited the country for the Centennial of the Independence of Peru. Located the 13th block of the Avenida del Ejército,[2] it was subsequently closed and auctioned in 2009 and demolished a year later.

San Martín barracks
The former barracks (left) and the adjacent stadium (foreground) in 2021
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General information
AddressAv. Ejército s/n
Year(s) built1918–1921
Inaugurated1921
Closed2009
Demolished2010[1]
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Grounds68,400 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Manuel E. Rodríguez [es]

History

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Argentine grenadiers at the barracks in 1921.

The barracks were inaugurated by Augusto B. Leguía in 1921, alongside the adjacent avenue, as part of the projects carried out for the Centennial of the Independence of Peru.[3] Named after José de San Martín (and originally after the battle of Junín prior to July 1921),[4][5] the barracks were built to house the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment of the Argentine delegation that was visiting the country in its anniversary,[6][7][8] with construction works beginning in 1918.[5]

It was the first barracks to be built in what was then the outer limits of the city, designed by Manuel E. Rodríguez [es] and housing the army's engineering service (SINGE) from 1964 until it moved to the Headquarters of the Peruvian Army in San Borja District in 1975.[4] At the end of 1942, a barracks building and horse stables were built, and service houses were built four years later.[4]

In 1964, under the initiative of the National Institute of Housing, a 7.38 ha terrain used by the barracks' cavalry was ceded in order to build the Santa Cruz residential complex (Spanish: Agrupamiento Santa Cruz, Residencial Santa Cruz).[9][10]

On July 25, 1983, the installation was attacked alongside the Peruvian Investigative Police's headquarters in Miraflores (where two PIP members died), Kennedy Building (next to Miraflores Central Park), and the National Radio.[11]

The 68,400 m2 barracks were subsequently auctioned due to their "lack of historic value" and demolished.[12][13][14] Its sale to Pro Inversión had been considered since 2003, with a rehabilitation hospital [es] almost being built in its premises in 2004.[4][15] A large part of the terrain was acquired by the GMV-Urbi Consortium,[16] which plans to build a commercial venue in the barracks' former premises.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Figueroa, Adolfo. Seminario el Perú de los últimos 50 años (PDF) (Thesis). p. 288.
  2. ^ Calderón Terán, Luis Alberto. "APORTES DEL DR. ÁNGEL MALDONADO A LA ENSEÑANZA QUÍMICO FARMACÉUTICA, INDUSTRIA FARMACÉUTICA Y A LA DEFENSA DE LA PROFESIÓN FARMACÉUTICA". UNMSM. Archived from the original on 2004-03-22.
  3. ^ Plan Urbano Distrital de Miraflores: 2016-2026 (in Spanish). Municipalidad Distrital de Miraflores. 2016. p. 54.
  4. ^ a b c d "5: HISTORIA DEL ARMA DE INGENIERÍA DEL EJÉRCITO DEL PERÚ". Historia del Arma de Ingeniería del Ejército del Perú (in Spanish). Lima: Asociación de Ingenieros Militares “General de División José del Carmen Marín Arista”. 2015. p. 263*.
  5. ^ a b Taype Castillo, Jaime Miguel. "Los militares y el centenario de la independencia del Perú en 1921". RIRA. 6 (1): 326–327. doi:10.18800/revistaira.202101.008. ISSN 2415-5896.
  6. ^ "Viral: fotografía de la Av. Del Ejército en 1925 impacta a miles usuarios en redes". Líbero. 2022-01-04.
  7. ^ Orrego Penagos, Juan Luis (2010-11-05). "Bicentenario de Argentina: la huella de los argentinos en Lima (2)". Blog PUCP.
  8. ^ "La última fiesta de los granaderos". Mundial. Vol. 2, no. 67. 1921-08-26.
  9. ^ Ibáñez Larenas, Pedro Pablo. Vivienda social progresiva en Villa El Salvador (Thesis) (in Spanish). Universidad de Lima. p. 165.
  10. ^ "RESIDENCIAL SANTA CRUZ". Catálogo Arquitectura Movimiento Moderno Perú.
  11. ^ "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. p. 102.
  12. ^ Balarezo Alberca, Giovanna María. Regeneración urbana integral desde el componente socio-cultural del patrimonio militar; estudio de casos del Fuerte General de División Rafael Hoyos Rubio en el Rímac desde sus actores locales (Thesis). Ricardo Palma University. pp. 7–8.
  13. ^ "Hay más de 12 interesados en comprar cuartel San Martín cuyo precio base es de S/. 124.24 millones". Andina. 2010-01-15.
  14. ^ "Subasta de terreno del Cuartel San Martín se hará recién en enero del 2009". Andina. 2008-12-01.
  15. ^ "PRIMERA LEGISLATURA ORDINARIA DE 2004: 23.ª C SESIÓN". Congreso de la República. 2004-12-02.
  16. ^ "Consorcio GMV-Urbi se adjudicó terreno del ex cuartel San Martín al ofrecer S/. 105.61 millones". Andina. 2010-07-22.
  17. ^ Aguilar, Alejandro (2024-01-12). "San Isidro: ¿Qué sucedió con el megaproyecto que se iba a construir en el excuartel San Martín?". Infobae.

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