Portal:Peru/Selected anniversaries/July

• July 19, 1991 - The Nuevo Sol was introduced as the official currency to replace the Inti.

• July 21, 1552 - Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza dies and is buried in the Cathedral of Lima.

• July 24, 1911 - Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu.

• July 27, 1995 - A new unicameral 90-seat Congress was created.

• July 28, 1821 - General José de San Martín proclaimed the independence of Peru during the Peruvian War of Independence.