NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF PIURA

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

ISSUE:
Morropón: cradle and capital of the tondero and the
cumanana

TEACHER

Mg. Ines Tissieres Ortiz

MEMBERS

Coronado Sojo Janine

Melissa
Correa Rivas Anguela Patricia

Rios Alcocer Jimena De Las Mercedes

Velasco Camizan Giosshelyne Giuliana De Los Milagros

CYCLE II

2022
 INDEX

GENERAL DATA 3
Location 3
Climate 3
Districts 3
Flora 3
Fauna 4
HISTORY 4
CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS 6
• Holy grass 9
• Aloe vera 9
• Saint Peter 9
CULTURAL MANIFESTATIONS 12
The Tondero 12
The ceramic 12
The Cumanana 14
Typical clothing 14
GASTRONOMY 16
Typical morropón drink 17
Chicha de Jora 17
TOURIST PLACES 20
Cerro Pilan 20
San Isidro Temple 20
Cerro Verde archaeological complex 20
Piedra del Toro Forest 21
Piura the old 21
IMPORTANT CHARACTERS OF MOROPÓN 22
Daniel Turley 22
Carmen Almestar 22
Enrique Lopez Albujar 22
Felipe Cossio del Pomar 23
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES 24
 GENERAL DATA

Location
Morropón is part of the Piura region and is located in the east of the region, and in the
northwest of Peru, approximately 60 km east of the city of Piura. It limits to the north with the
province of Ayabaca; to the east with the province of Huancabamba; to the south with the
Lambayeque region; and to the west with the province of Piura. It has an area of 3,817.92
km2, and due to its location in the transition zone between the coast and the mountains, its
territory shares geographical spaces with both the coastal region, which is the largest part, as
well as with the Andean foothills of the Sierra. .

This province is comprised of plains and rugged terrain, presence of mountains,

subhumid, semi-warm to temperate, moderately steep to very steep; In a small proportion of
the terrain there is the presence of humid mountains, very humid to cold and also steep to very
steep. It is divided into two thanks to the Piura River. It also has several lagoons, which are
located in the town of Cerro Negro, 6 km from the Chalaco district, near the Inapampa hamlet,
also becoming a natural viewpoint.

Climate
Its climate is tropical-dry in the lower parts. In winter temperatures range between
17°C and 27°C. Summers are more humid and receive strong temperatures that can exceed
38°C between the months of January, February and March. In the high valleys located
between 1,500 to 2,000 meters, the temperatures and climate are more humid and tropical,
jungle-style. high, but maintain lower temperatures in summer.

Districts
Politically, the province of Morropón is part of the Piura Region and is one of the
eight provinces that constitute it, its capital being the city of Chulucanas, which is known as
the 'Capital of Lemon, Mango and Ceramics'. It is made up of 10 districts, and they are the
following:
I District Extension km 2 1
Capital

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires 245.12 km 2

Chalaco Chalaco 151.96 km 2

Chulucanas Chulucanas 871.19 km 2

The slaughter The slaughter 1039.46 km 2

Morropón Morropón 169.96 km 2

Salitral Salitral 614.03 km 2

Saint John of Mustache Moustache 245.21 km 2

Saint Catherine of Mossa Paltashaco 76.76 km 2

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo 187.32 km 2

Yamango Yamango 216.91 km 2

Flora
Studies have recognized the presence of 236 species, distributed in 71 families and
168 genera. In the forest, species so far described only for the Northern Andes have been
recorded: Calceolaria semiconnta Pennell (Scrophulariaceae), Bomarea multipes Benth.
(Liliaceae), both endemic to Ecuador, Polypodiummurrum Hook (Polypodiaceae) and Aira
caryophyllea L. (Poaceae). The presence of these species in the extreme north of Peru, to the
N of the Huancabamba Depression, indicates that this is a natural distribution because this
territory belongs to the Ecological Complex of the Northern Andes. In this sense, the concept
of endemism based on geopolitical criteria is not natural and the result obtained here does
nothing more than show the distribution of species according to phytogeographic or
ecological units.
WILD FLORA PRESENT IN MORROPON
Family Scientific name Vulgar Name Threat Categories
according to DS 043-2006-
AG*
Anacardiaceae Loxopterygium huasango Spruce ex Engler hualtaco (CR)
Bixaceae Cochbspermum vitifolium (Willd) Sprengel White past or polo (IN)
polo
Bombacaceae Eriotheca ruizii (Schumann) Robyns colorful past (VU)
Burseraceae Bursera graveolens (HBK ) Lignum vitae (CR)

Capparaceae Capparis sc to flange (kunth) sapote (CR)

Fabaceae Acacia macracantha H. &B. former Willd. Faique (NT)

Fabaceae Geoffroea striata (Willd) Morong Almond (Vu)

Fabaceae Prosopis pallida (H.&B. ex willd)HBK Carob tree (Vu)

CR: Critically Endangered, EN: Endangered, VU: Vulnerable, NT: Near Threatened

Fauna
The wildlife present in the area is typical of the Dry Forests of Northwestern Peru,
finding endemic and threatened species, such as “red-headed parrot”, “parakeet”, “deer”,
“macanche”, among others.
WILDLIFE PRESENT IN MORROPON
Family Scientific name Common name State
Trochiliade Myrmia micrura "short-tailed star" L.C.
Emberezidae Atlapetes albiceps "matorello" L.C.
Embcrczidac Sicalis flavcola Saffron Chirigüe L.C.
Emberezidae Zonotrichia capensis Rufous-collared Sparrow L.C.
Troglodytidae Campylorhynchus fasciatus "clash" L.C.
Cathartidae Coragyps atratus “black-headed chicken” L.C.
Cathartidae Sarcoramphus papa 'royal vulture' L.C.
Coerebidae Coereba flaveola “queenie” L.C.
Alcedinidae Ceryle Torquita "kingfisher" L.C.
Accipitridae Buteo Albonotatus Band-tailed Harrier L.C.
Buteo polysoma Variable harrier L.C.
Cuculidae Crotophaqa sulcirostris "chiclón", horse guard" L.C.
Piaya cayana Cuckoo Squirrel L.C.
Tinamidae Crypturellus transfasciatus "partridge" N.T.
Covidae Cyanocorax mystacalis "magpie" L.C.
HISTORY

The province of Morropón was created on June 27, 1937 by Law No. 8174, signed by
the then president Óscar R. Benavides. Its first mayor was Don Donatilo Arellano Gómez and
Captain EP Carlos Puente Velezmoro, head of the Military Registry Office (ORM). Although
the law establishes that January 31, 1936 was the birth of this province, its inauguration took
place a year later.
 It all began on February 22, 1935, when the parliamentarians for Piura Matías Prieto,
José Portocarrero and Carlos Artadi proposed a project to create the province of Yapatera,
which caused a wide debate in northern Peru. The people of Chulucan were alarmed at first,
but then supported the initiative at a rally and suggested changing the name of the province to
Chulucanas. The main argument was that Yapatera was a hacienda, while Chulucanas was a
town with more commerce, a larger population and closer to Piura.

For their part, the Morropans also asked that this new province and its capital bear the
name of Morropón. This was refuted by the population who insisted that the Chulucanas
district be the capital. Thus it was that on January 31, 1936, Law No. 8174 was approved,
which created the province of Morropón with its capital Chulucanas.

In its beginnings its name was Moskala, whose ending “LA” derives from the SEC
language; Based on a Tallan language, which means “place near water,” Moskala itself means
“place surrounded by stones.” If we pay attention and look around the city, it is surrounded by
hills. The name MORROPÓN is derived from two words MORROS AND PON; By
onomatopoeia it is said that because they are surrounded by hills the word MORROS is
obtained; In ancient times there were telluric movements and other earth movements, frequent
storms with lightning and thunder that produced tremendous noises that sounded like “PON”,
from which the name MORROPÓN would have been composed. According to legend, the
name of Morropón derives from the name of the mythical bird MORRO, to whom the
residents implored shouting "MORRO PUT YOUR EGGS!", this to ensure that the crops are
good, otherwise its absence was a sign of doom.
 CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Morropón is a happy, religious and traditional town. It is said that in its beginnings
religious festivals and rituals were celebrated in pure Tallán style.

Festivities
Anniversary party
It is celebrated every January 2, this festival begins in the fortnight of December, with
the election of Miss Morropón. Then in the Jubilee Week, there is a Marathon, a donkey race,
a tricycle race for the little ones, a performance for children where a children's show is
presented, and during the serenade night there is no shortage of the traditional Tondero. Then
on the main day, after the Holy Mass, there is the raising of Flags, a parade, lunch and at night
a free Popular Dance for all residents.

Festival of the Virgin of Carmen

The most important of all and the one
that attracts the most foreign public and is
celebrated the 2nd week of November where
since 1914 the peaceful and hospitable town of
Morropón celebrates with great joy the Festival
in honor of the Virgin of Carmen.
The entire town prepares for the arrival
of this great event and year after year with their
“grain of sand”, the residents make this
festivity remain valid. Morropans who have
emigrated to other places for work and family
reasons take advantage of the opportunity to
visit their
Holy land, your family and enjoy the benefits of the festival. The festival of Carmen, today
 It has a great religious, traditional and cultural meaning. This festival begins with the election
of Miss Festivity, there are novenas, procession, dances and burning of the castle.

Festival of the Cross

The story goes that when the Catholic missionaries arrived somewhere, they left a
cross in a high part of the place as a sign that they were there, the
same thing they did when they arrived in these Morropan
lands. They placed the cross that would protect the town from all
evil, on a large hill in the year 1855. Since then the residents
decided to thank God for the goodness of God and began the
celebration of the Cross: every year starting on May 2, the hill
was illuminated, the next day, May 3, which was the central
day, mass was held and there was a party. By then the hill was
already known as CERRO DE LA CRUZ. And it became a
symbol for Morropón: it appears on its shield and they even
say that that was where the “morro” bird lived. Those days are
also celebrated with parades, a band of musicians, at night the
great serenade, where not only the queens are crowned, fireworks are burned and there are
many artistic numbers.

Tondero and cumanana festival

In the month of November, during the celebration of the Fiesta del Carmen, this great
Festival is held, initiated since 1987 at the initiative of the Santa Rita Parish Educational
Institution, with Sister Claudia Olaya Díaz, Agustina, being Director, supported by many
people: among them all the School's teaching staff, the APAFA.
The first was held in the courtyard of the “Santa Rita” Parish School. At that time it
had regional coverage; But twelve years ago they were given national status, due to the
presence of couples from all over the country, the same ones who always showed great
interest in getting to know and practicing this peculiar, joyful and genuine dance up close.
Popular beliefs Use of plants

• Holy grass
It is a plant used in popular medicine, due
to its stinking smell, to cure the illness of susto,
for which the juice is extracted from its terminal
or tender leaves along with that of other plants by
scrubbing the leaves, with which patients are also
bathed as refrigerant against high body
temperatures, caused by internal fevers

• Aloe vera
It is common to see it in gardens or
hanging from doors, as the residents believe
that it helps with good luck and against the
effects of "matero" witches.

• Saint Peter
It is a narcotic hallucinogen: healers in northern Peru prepare a
mixture of this plant with another known as "cimora." Ingestion of "San
Pedro" produces nausea, sweating, headache, subsequently visual
alterations occur with waves of bright and colored lights; There are also
alterations in touch, taste, and smell.

Easter Superstition
• In Morropón for Holy Week many huaqueros (looters) usually go out to
“huaquear”, as tradition has it that on these days the huacos or burials come to the surface and
it is easier to find specimens than at other times of the year.

• The oldest people say that it is bad to go bathing in the river on this day,
because you can turn “into a fish.”

Myths and legends

“The Devil's Daughter”
The myth of “The Devil's Daughter” tells that the Pasapampa hamlet is immersed in
the Morropana mountain range.
 One morning a peasant mother did her multiple chores. With one hand she stirred her
clay pot while nursing her son. Everyone attentive at home listening to mom's instructions.
His daughter Lucrecia was twenty years old when she was in charge of looking for his
medicine, the others would bring the firewood and food.
In the afternoon Lucrecia went out with her horse to look for the remedy at the healer
Tomás. The path was long and he did not know which direction to follow, although he finally
chose the one to the left.
There was no one following the route, until Lucrecia found a woman wearing a
poncho and a large hat. Luckily I found help! -he thought.
The mysterious woman said she knew the way, which is why she was leading the
route on her black mule. Suddenly, the sun went down, the trees made a loud noise, and the
woman had disappeared. Once again Lucrecia was alone.
Unexpectedly, the woman arrived the opposite way, her eyes burned with fire and a
loud noise could be heard, as if the woman were dragging chains.
They say that Lucrecia's horse ran towards her homestead making chilling neighs.
Those who tried to stop him died and no healer could heal Lucrecia of her illness. But the
mystery woman is still waiting to lead you on the path.

The curse of Huaycas hill

The calendar marked December 19, 1971. At five in the afternoon, there was nothing
to predict that at that time, a serious aviation accident would occur.
Suddenly this peace and calm was interrupted when a tremendous explosion was
heard, as if it were the discharge of a war cannon.
The families who were in their homes, in the town of Santo Domingo, went out into
the streets to investigate the origin of such an explosion. Several people gathered in the square
and said
having heard the noise of a plane flying through the area. No
one that day gave any news about the exact place of the
tragedy: the Huaycas hill at 3,381 meters of altitude. Don
Teófilo Domínguez López, Lieutenant Governor of
Quinchagayo, arrived at the Civil Guard post at 5 am on the
20th and reported that the plane had hit the top of Huaycas
Hill in the Jaguay hamlet. Commanders and residents
themselves headed to the distant place more or less eight
kilometers away.
The place was covered in fog, which prevented visibility.
Don Ibrahim López Patiño was the one who had a brave and outstanding intervention in the
rescue of the charred remains of one of the victims. For this, he descended from the top of the
hill, towards where the corpses were, when he took in his hands the person who, it was later
learned, was the pilot of the plane, his strength weakened, when he looked down and saw the
void, it was an abyss. that seemed to have no end. His vision blurred, but he gained strength
and was able to lower it from the top of a tree, where it was trapped. There were six bodies
rescued, and in addition
 They were watched with the attendance of the population, who deeply regretted this
misfortune.

The stone farmhouse of the bull

Don Urpiano López's hacienda was on the lower side and Don Castro's was on the
upper side of the ravine. Just around that time, a man from Jacanacas arrived in these places,
looking for work, with a very beautiful young daughter with long, yellow hair. Don Castro did
not give him work and he continued to the farm of Don Urpiano López, who did use him as a
laborer to till his lands and his daughter, to graze the cattle.
All the fortune that Don Urpiano had was obtained based on a pact with the demon in
the Chililique ravine with the “Chunún”, one of the most powerful demons in the region. The
pact consisted of the “Chunún” giving him a lot of fortune in exchange for
Only once a year, she would turn into a black
cocha, with very big tits and sharp fangs, and go
out at night to the ravine for the “Chunún”
covens.
The farmhand's daughter, who was called “the
white one,” grazed the cattle every day from
early in the morning; in the afternoons she took
them to the river to drink water and then returned
to the farm.

The landowner, now converted into a black

cocha, goes to fulfill his agreement with the devil and begins his macabre dance of praise to
the sound of infernal music. When the girl arrived at the ravine in search of the bull, she got
the biggest scare of her life, fearful, she hid but suddenly the “Chunún” fixed his red, flashing
eyes on the figure of the girl and little by little she It was engulfed in a bluish flame. Behind
this grazed the lost and equally bewitched bull. The “Chunún” made her his wife and since
then, every full moon night, the beautiful woman with long blonde hair that covers her face
and body is seen completely naked; and at her side a gigantic jet black bull on whose
haunches she escapes every time they look at her. Many people saw her bathing in the lagoons
of the La Gallega River, on full moon nights, singing sad melodies.

On December 24, 1921, the friars moved to the ravine singing songs of saints,
shouting salves, hallelujahs and praying a lot. Once they arrived, they waited a long time for
her to appear riding her jet black bull. Upon witnessing this scene, many fell fainting and
foamed at the mouth. When he was going to escape, the priest Don Manuel poured the jar of
holy water on the bull's head. The rest of the people threw rosaries and crosses, one of those
caught on the bull's head, causing a rumble in the ground at that moment. The cries of the
“Chununa” are confused with the ballads of the bull, the infernal music and the hallelujahs.
Little by little the devil's gaze turned red, her fangs shone with rage, at the same time the bull
was engulfed in flames and began to run in the direction of the farmhouse. The bull could no
longer run and, falling at the entrance of the little town, became a big bonfire that everyone
tried to put out with buckets of holy water. As the flames subsided, a gigantic piece of coal
remained, which became a huge stone with the well-engraved figure of the bull.
 CULTURAL MANIFESTATIONS

The Tondero
The music and dance of Tondero is one of the most important contributions of the
Morropón district to Peruvian culture. It is the most precious jewel of the Morropón District,
forged in the heart of a new culture. Product of the coexistence and/or miscegenation between
African, indigenous and Spanish slaves. Its origin dates back to the beginning of the 18th
century, with the presence in Morropan lands of Arará, Congo, Angola and Caravelí slaves.
Subsequently, the tondero dance began its expansion throughout northern Peru until reaching
Lambayeque and other areas of the country.

In its original and natural form, it is a couple's dance that represents a permanent
courtship and romance between the man and the woman, she is flirtatious and provocative and
he always tries to make her fall in love with him in a gentlemanly way to end up
“surrendered” at her feet.
The tondero is a dance that is danced barefoot on the ground and unlike the marinera,
in which many of the steps, gestures and positions seem to imitate those of the paso horse; In
the tondero the steps of the turkey courting its partner are imitated, hence the body position of
the dancers rises and falls.
In the district of Morropón the tondero is transmitted from generation to generation,
and it is here where it can still be seen in its original form and essence, therefore in 2003 it
was declared the Cradle and Capital of the Tondero with a Directorial Resolution.

The ceramic
The ceramics of Chulucanas is the art born from the sun, sand and mud, from the
hands of skilled artisans descendants of the ancient settlers of Vicus who are inspired by the
traditions of their town, making this artistic expression one of the most beautiful of Peru
About Chulucanas
Chulucanas is a district belonging to the province of Morropón, in the department of
Piura, in northern Peru. It stands out among things for its large production of export mangoes,
as well as being the birthplace of magnificent ceramic exhibitors. One of
 The town with the greatest relevance in the art of ceramics is the town of “La
Enchanted”, just a few minutes from the city.

Traditional ceramics

Ceramics in Chulucanas seek to represent the experiences, customs and traditions of

the region through their art. That is why many of the works represent typical dances, such as
the marinera and the tondero.
Likewise, among other traditions of the town, they are the day-to-day customs. That is
why traditional trades such as “Las Chicheras” are incorporated, women so called for
dedicating themselves to the production and marketing of “Chicha de Jora”, a typical drink
based on corn and commonly consumed in northern Peru, fermented. in clay pots and served
and consumed in a pumpkin-based container, called “poto”.

Another notable feature is the typical clothing of the region, with loose and colorful
dresses, accompanied by toquilla straw hats (mainly made in the town of Catacaos).

black and white technique

 One of the main characteristics of Chulucanas ceramics is the use of negative
decorative techniques, obtained thanks to the reduction of oxygen in the smoking oven. The
piece is modeled thanks to the use of palletizing, a technique that has been inherited by the
pre-Hispanic Tallán culture.
Typical animals are also usually represented in Chulucanas ceramics, among which
the donkey, horse, bulls, birds such as the chilalo, among others, stand out.

The Cumanana
The cumananas are singers of Afro-descendant origin from northern Peru. A very
particular characteristic is that they are quatrains written in octosyllabic verses, which incite a
response giving rise to counterpoint, which is often mischievous, daring, but without reaching
the profanity.
His expressive verses, of collective inspiration, have been growing due to the
contributions of the different residents who live in the area. There is a wide variety of topics it
addresses, characters from history, political events, local anecdotes, work, life in the
countryside, but especially the love of a couple.
This theme is expressed in the verses by constantly relating the emotional situation or
circumstance with elements of peasant life: animals, trees, flowers, the river, are used in
popular verse to express diverse situations, where there is no shortage of double meanings and
mischief. , aspects of the way of being of the northern peasant.

There is a mother because

you gave birth to this
unfortunate son. Instead of
giving him poison, you
would have given him

Typical clothing
In the beginning, people dressed according to their economic condition and social
position: The “whites” and “landowners” dressed elegantly, with clean, starched pants and
shirts, and well-polished shoes.
The laborers normally wore tocuyo pants and shirts and went barefoot, the women also
wore tocuyo skirts and blouses...
The woman wears a blouse with ¾ sleeves, in some cases decorated with simple
crochet thread fabric that can also decorate the neck. The opening of the blouse can be on the
side or also in the back, and the blouse ends at the waist with a grommet that matches the
skirt.
 The skirt, like the tocuyo blouse, covers the knees, inside it the fustian, which can be
decorated with crochet, the woman does not wear ribbons on her neck, she only adorns a red
rose on her head, and a coat of beautiful sleepers which can be silver or gold. The woman
wears her hair with two braids or a bun.
The man wears a long-sleeved shirt and tocuyo pants with rolled up sleeves. The pants
are held in place by a soguilla or huaraca made of straw or chante, and on the head is the
inevitable hat. Both carry a white handkerchief folded into a point and held elegantly by the
middle finger.
Both the scarf and the hat are the most precious objects for the dancers and in no way
should they be dropped on the floor.
The tondero is unique, stately, elegant and has a poetic rhythm, the music invites you
to perform certain turns with height and grace that make it typical. Morropón has its own
choreography regarding its interpretation, movement, steps and use of music.
 GASTRONOMY

Morropón has a varied and recognized gastronomy throughout northern Peru. Many of
its typical dishes have taken over our daily lives in the city, such as the dry goat with green
tamale and the fish boiled in hot water.

Typical meals
Dry Goat
The goat meat is cut into small pieces, salt and pepper are added, then this dressing is
allowed to rest together with the meat for a good moment. After this, add tomato, pepper and
onion in pieces.
Mix all this together with the goat meat and let it sweat over low heat. You can add
chicha de jora or water to this dish so that it cooks well, it is served with rice.

Fish stew
The fish is cut into large pieces and then seasoned with salt, pepper and a few drops of
lemon. After this, the fish is allowed to rest.
Then it is put together in a pot: oil, vinegar, pepper, cumin, tomato, onion, pepper and
everything is cooked over low heat.
Then add the fish and let it boil; and once it is ready and has taken on that aromatic
smell that characterizes it, it will finally be ready to be enjoyed.
Ceviche
This dish is well known throughout Peru and much more so in this department.
It is based on fish cut into small pieces. To this fish, salt, pepper, chopped cilantro,
onion cut long, hot pepper, lemon juice (which cooks the fish) are added.
It can be served with potato, yuca, canta, lettuce.

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This dish is one of the most traditional from northern Peru. It is cooked in an artisanal
underground oven.
It is made of goat meat, the main thing in this dish is the necks and heads, this dish is
accompanied by fried sweet potato and sweet potato.

Typical morropón drink

Chicha de Jora
This drink is based on corn flour, it is prepared in jars better known as clay pots.
It all starts with boiling the flour, after boiling the flour we proceed to cool it and
remove the bran, a liquid is obtained after this it is cooked again.
Once cooked, strain it again through a tocuyo cloth. Once cooled, fermentation
proceeds, letting it rest for a few days in the jars.
Desserts
Guava Sweet

Custar
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Weakling

Zambumba candy

Chumbeque
 TOURIST PLACES

Cerro Pilan
It is located between the Solumbre and Franco hamlets. There are multiple legends
surrounding it that assure the presence of supernatural beings in its territory. Also, it is
recognized for having been the hideout of one of the most famous bandits: Froilán Alama.

San Isidro Temple

The construction of this temple dates back to colonial times. Inside it is made up of a
Renaissance-style main altar, a choir and several altars for images.

Cerro Verde archaeological complex

It is located in the Cruz Verde hamlet, 2500 meters north of the La Matanza district.
The architectural complex is a set of walls, apparently built by the Incas. One surrounds the
entire hill in its lower part while some others are in the upper part. All the walls form a
spiraloidal pattern.
Piedra del Toro Forest
This dry forest covers an area of 745. 25 hectares. This territory is inhabited by 69
species of animals, of which 52 are birds. There are also 37 different plant species. The
climate can be hot and arid in the lower parts of the forest and temperate in the high areas.

Piura the old

In the district of La Matanza is the second displacement of the city of San Miguel de
Piura, founded in 1532. It is the oldest vestige of the colonial cities of Peru and South
America. This site preserves a substantial part of the urban structure of this first city: a space
that was occupied by its Plaza Mayor, the original road organization and multiple remains of
buildings.
 IMPORTANT CHARACTERS OF MOROPÓN

Daniel Turley
Talking about Bishop Turley goes beyond
religion, it goes much more than his priestly mission
and hierarchical responsibility in the Church, talking
about him is referring to the unrestricted defense of the
economic rights of Ayabaquinos and Huancabambinos,
when they wanted to authorize the concession of the
Río Blanco project; Likewise, it is to refer to the history
of the Alto Piura hydroenergy project and the
management of social problems in the provinces of
Ayabaca, Huancabamba and Morropón.

Group Así sings Morropón

Made up of the remembered Mercedes
Larrea, the Leyda Brothers and Anibal
Lamadrid, Roman Orozco, Pánfilo Zapata
(Nanay) and their two sons César and Edwin,
this very important group accompanied the
festivals until 1996, then for personal reasons of
its members it left. After performing, however,
he left beautiful interpretations of tonderos for
history, mostly by Don Ramón Domínguez and
the famous “Asi es mi Tondero”, written by
Mercedes Larrea and set to music by the entire group.

Carmen Almestar
He had the privilege of forming, together with Pedro Farfán Ballesteros, the perfect
duo to take our tondero to the stage, compete and, as was logical, become champions back in
1984 in an event held at the Gerónimo Seminario Coliseum in the city of Piura, before an
audience and a jury that watched in admiration of the dance of “the Morropanos.”

Enrique Lopez Albujar

He was born on November 23, 1872 in Chiclayo, Lambayeque,
when it still belonged to Libertad. Brought to Morropón as a child, he
lived with his parents on El Comercio Street. His love for Morropón
was so great that when he wanted to create the Province of Morropón
with its capital Morropón and Chulucanas he benefited, in 1935 Don
Enrique sent a letter to “ ECHOES AND NEWS”, signed with the
 item “MORROPÓN SHOULD BE THE CAPITAL OF THE NEW PROVINCE THAT
IS PROJECTED TO CREATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PIURA”.

Felipe Cossio del Pomar

He was born on the Pátapo hacienda, near Chiclayo, where his father worked. His
childhood was spent in Piura and Morropón, on Comercio Street, in a house that was located
on part of the land where the IE is today. “Santa Rita”, his father, Don Domingo Cossío, was a
notary of the El Ala estate. As a child, he developed his life among
the happy mooing of cows, the clarinating of roosters and chlalos,
among playful dreams... running around with squirrels and
knocking over swollen honeycombs to savor them at ease in the
cool canvas shade of the cuncunes and monkeys, sliding his
restless hands as a child on the soft fleece of the colt, becoming
familiar with the destiny that was in store for him to learn to steal
all the tenderness that nature contains for privileged souls with the
vision of the beautiful.
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