Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Travelling Registry of the Conquistadors or “Becerro Book”, XVI Century
The Conquerors Traveling Protocol also known as The Becerro Book contains the first public deeds made by the Spanish conquerors during the capture of Tahuantinsuyo 15331542? This set of notarial documents which contains 805 deeds constitutes the account of the first years of the conquest and colonization of Peru as well as being the first document written in Spanish in South America It is made up of the notarial records of the notaries who acted during the journey of the conquerors on the Cajamarca Jauja Piura Cusco and Lima routes in addition to the expeditions to the South to Chile and Argentina? It includes the conquerors initial purchase and sale contracts gives news about the economic life of the first colonial establishments as well as the economic social religious and moral acts of the men who carried out the discovery and conquest of Tahuantinsuyo
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Eight manuscripts of Ricardo Palma Soriano’s Intellectual Oeuvre, 1870-1910
These eight autograph manuscripts written between 1870 and 1910 by the Peruvian writer lexicographer and representative of literary costumbrismo Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano 18331919 evidence his relevant participation in political social and cultural events of the Peruvian republican history? Considered the founder of the literary genre of traditions Palma was a language scholar musical poet irreverent prose writer gourmet anthologist and director of the National Library of Peru for almost thirty years between 1883 and 1912 The literary genre that characterizes him was disseminated having followers in Latin America such as the Chilean Manuel Concha the Mexican Artemio del Valle Arispe the Guatemalans Manuel Diéguez Fermín Aycinena and Agustín Mancós the Argentines Justo Pastor Obligado and Bernardo Frías the Uruguayan Isidoro Demaría the Bolivian Julio Lucas Jaimes the Colombian Luis Capella Toledo among others According to Chilean scholar Toribio Medina Palma was the founder of this literary genre In his book Neologisms and Americanisms of 1896 Palma assumed an Americanist continental position defending the role of speech as the engine of linguistic change thus vindicating the use of speakers from this part of the world in opposition to the orthodoxy that the Royal Spanish Academy intended to impose Five of the manuscripts are preliminary and nearfinal versions of works intended for printing fragments that survived the fire in the National Library of Peru in 1943 and are part of the 4100 documents manuscripts and prints that have been identified within the BibliographicDocumentary Heritage Recovery Project after the tragedy that affected more than 100000 prints and 40000 manuscripts
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Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Private Library of General José de San Martin
The National Library of Peru houses private collections of great relevance for the Peruvian and American culture Among them the books from the private collection of General Jose de San Martin stand out made up of 74 bibliographic units 14991814 were part of the donation he made to the National Library in 1821 These books were part of the political project of the San Martin who considered that access to knowledge would ensure the freedom of the American people The importance of this materials lies in the repercussion they had in for the dissemination of enlightened thought in the Americans society of the 19th century A large part of these materials stands out for its conditions of recovered heritage being plundered in the context of the War of the Pacific 18791883 and restituted by the Chilean state in 2007 and 2017? The interest in knowing the intellectual education of the liberator generated great interest in the books of his private library which is why academic events and exhibitions were organized nationally and internationally In this sense the National Library knowing the relevance of these materials for Peru and South America achieved their declaration as Cultural Heritage of the Nation between 2013 and 2021 Likewise this 2022 was incorporated into the Register of the Peruvian Memory of the World Committee by means of certificate N° 00292022CPMMUNESCO
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Official Gazette “El Peruano”, by Editora Perú. Period: From second semester of 1868 until 1900 - 2024 Addendum to the 2022 registration
The Official Gazette El Peruano collection of copies from the 19th century From second semester of 1868 until 1900 in 54 volumes which belongs to Editora Perú company contributes due to its invaluable content to the understanding and preservation of the history and culture of a large part of the 19th century This is so because it is an authentic and representative documentary source in a national regional and world range Far away in time but very close in our historical memory Simón Bolívar with his extraordinary political vision decided to create it on October 22nd 1825 as a means of communication to spread the government decrees and treaties agreed by the new independent nation of Peru El Peruano in the framework of its bicentennial foundation constitutes a unique legacy in the process of democratic consolidation in Peru Its importance lies in its value for historical research as well as in the preservation of the collective memory of the nation and it also played a key role in the promotion of national identity Its pages reflected and spread the history of Peru the exaltation of national heroes and promoted civic and patriotic values The proposed collection stands out for being the most complete one safeguarded in Peruvian territory National Library of Peru 2023 and the state of conservation preserved over time is also notable and further highlighted by the fact that it belongs to the institution that inherited the responsibility of those that were in charge of publishing this newspaper over time This is an addendum to the MoWLAC inscription 2022022 registered in 2022
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Inclusive and empowering education programs
Communityfamily engagement to tackle social normsstigma and discrimination that prevent certain marginalized groups from accessing education and to consult on policies that affect themEquipping influential local leaders and parents caregivers as child advocates who can help children and youth with disabilities access schools tuition support vocational training and career counselingCommunities are empowered to contribute in a specific tangible way to their children?s learning the divide between community knowledge and school knowledge is broken down so that effective learning and tangible family support become possible for the childRead more at Inclusive and empowering education programs
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Community engagement in the development and use of books and learning materials in community languages
Involving local community parents teachers and even older students in the development and use of reading materials for primaryaged children storybooks comics digital books etc in the language that the children speak both builds upon existing reading interventions and helps to fill the gap in ongoing learning that such interventions tend to leave Through this communities are empowered to contribute in a specific tangible way to their children?s learning the divide between community knowledge and school knowledge is broken down so that effective learning and tangible family support become possible for the child
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Regional Monitoring Framework for People on the Move
Regional Monitoring Framework for People on the MoveThe Regional Monitoring Framework is a multipartner initiative which functions as a data space that promotes policy coordination data harmonization and data inclusion It works as a mechanism to systematically engage regional partners in their work on the right to education for people in the context of mobility ultimately creating an environment for dialogue knowledge sharing and advocacy Though coordinated by OREALCUNESCO it is strongly driven by Member State involvement permitting real transformative change in the way educational data is collected for people on the move
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Peru National Statement of Commitment
Peru National Statement of CommitmentLeaders Day Speech Statement by Mr Pedro Castillo Terrones President of Peru at the Transforming Education Summit 2022 delivered on 19 September 2022
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Export Certificate (for a copy of the certificate, please contact natlawsdatabase@unesco.org)
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Memory of the World
American Colonial Music: a sample of its documentary richness
The documentary collections of music from the 16th to the 18th century from different countries of the American continent are an essential part of the cultural history of the New World in all aspectscolumn religious and lay civil and political cultural and popular vocal and instrumental mystic and dramatic renaissance baroque and classic They constitute the testimony of different cultures Indigenous African and European which mixed and gave birth to a new culture not completely western nor Hispanic nor purely American for three centuries ? ?
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Peruvian and South American First Editions (1584-1619)
A collection of thirty nine books printed between 1584 and 1619 which give a firsthand account of the encounter between Western culture represented by the Spanish Conquistadors and the civilization of the Incas The cultural encounter between Europe and America was a milestone in modern universal history and reconfigured the geopolitical panorama of the 16th Century It contains a grammar of Quechua the Incas language in its original form at the time of the Spanish conquest and brings to wider attention an Amerindian language that is like all languages an example of world heritage The collection has an emotional dimension given the survival of customs whose origins are linked to it as well as a historic dimension deriving from the book as a cultural artefact
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